Planning Board Meeting - December 28, 2022

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VIENNA

PLANNING BOARD HELD DECEMBER 28, 2022

 

The meeting convened at the Town House at 7:00 PM; regular members present were Waine Whittier, Ed Lawless, Creston Gaither, and Tim Bickford. LoryZamboni was also present. Minutes of the November 23 meeting were read and accepted.

 

The Board reviewed attorney Paul Mills’ email of December 2 regarding the dividing of the Kohtala Trust land and arguing that the proposal would not be exempt from municipal subdivision review because the parcels would be “exchanges” rather than gifts, even though no money will change hands, and because the grantors have not held the land for at least 5 years as required by Title 30-A § 4401. The Board then determined that review will be required.

 

Creston will email Lory a copy of the Town Subdivision Ordinance.

 

The Board reviewed the Subdivision Ordinance Section 4D and agreed to waive the requirement for a location map.

 

Lory says no new sewers or culverts or roads are planned.

 

The Board also waived the requirement for contour lines and that for cross-sections, which is evidently not applicable. Page 4 was reviewed and Lory was advised that a written application will be required.

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.

 

Creston Gaither, secretary

 

 

 

 

Vienna: November 8, 2022 election results

Governor

7- Hunkler, Sam

172- Lepage, Paul

169- Mills, Janet

State Senate (District 5)

180- Black, Russell

25- Thomas, Douglas

139- Wheeler, Stan

Representative to the Legislature (District 58)

190- Neal, Robert

154- Newman, Daniel

Register of Probate

242- Ayers, Kathleen

County Treasurer

244- Doore, Thomas

Register of Deeds

166- Boucher, Matthew

165- Wilson, C. Diane

District Attorney (District 4)

252- Maloney, Maeghan

County Commissioner (District 2)

173- Pietroski, Joseph

158- Warren, Charlotte

Representative to Congress (District 2)

33- Bond, Tiffany

173- Golden, Jared

136- Poliquin, Bruce

RSU #9 

Yes 317No 30

November 8, 2022 voting

The polls will be open from 8am to 8pm at the Vienna Community Center (Fire Station).Absentee ballots may be filed at the Clerk's office until November 3. After November 3, you will have to sign an affidavit stating that something sudden came up or illness.

A sample ballot for Vienna voters can be seen here

November 8, 2022 absentee voting.

Maine voters can request absentee ballots for November 8 election


AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Monday that Maine voters may begin requesting absentee ballots for the November 8, 2022 General Election. While ballots themselves won't be available until 30 days before Election Day, Maine law allows voters to request ballots three months before Election Day.

“Maine’s no-excuse absentee voting law is a big reason our elections are accessible, safe and secure,” said Secretary Bellows. “Mainers lead busy lives, or they may find it difficult to vote in-person on Election Day, and no-excuse absentee voting ensures they can make their voices heard at the ballot box.”

Voters may request ballots online at https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl or by contacting their town or city clerk. Contact information for municipal clerks is available at: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/munic.html.

Ballots will be issued to voters who have requested them in October as absentee ballots are made available 30 days prior to Election Day.  

Maine’s no-excuse absentee voting period, including in-person absentee voting at town and city halls, continues through Thursday, November 3.

Maine voters need only to submit one request to receive their absentee ballot, once ballots are available.

“Voters may receive absentee ballot request forms in the mail from election-related groups or political parties,” said Deputy Secretary of State Julie Flynn. “If they’ve already submitted a request online, there’s no need to also submit a paper request. Maine’s local election clerks check for duplicate requests, and will only fill the initial request.”

Once a ballot request is submitted, Maine voters can track the process of that request and their ballot at: https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/ballot_status.pl. Voters who need a replacement ballot should contact their municipal clerk.

All absentee ballots must be received by a voter’s municipality by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Only one ballot per voter will be processed and counted, whether cast in-person or by absentee. Post-election processes at the local and state level confirm that the number of voters who participate in the election and the number of votes counted match.