Rome
Upcoming
Rome Water Quality Committee
The committee will discuss updates on septic data collection for the Town of Rome, next steps for camp roads, and shoreline best practices. They will also receive status reports on lake details and updates from the Belgrade Lakes Natural Resource Committee and 7 LA.
- Septic data collection update for Town of Rome
- Camp roads next steps
- Shoreline best practices next steps
- Lake details status update
- Belgrade Lakes Natural Resource Committee update and 7 LA update
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Board of Selectmen
This agenda is largely procedural boilerplate for a regular monthly meeting. The board will approve recent minutes, hear public comments, and review department reports. The only substantive items are renewing a surplus property agreement and discussing managed IT services.
- Renewal of Maine Surplus Property agreement
- Discussion of managed IT services
- Approval of June 15 and 16 meeting minutes
- Public comment period
Board of Selectmen
The Board of Selectmen is holding a special meeting to address the town's tax commitment for 2026.
- 2026 Tax Commitment
The Board of Selectmen met with the town assessor to set the 2026 tax millrate. They approved a millrate of 6.63 for the 2026 tax bills by a 3-0 vote.
- Approved 2026 tax millrate of 6.63 (3-0)
Board of Selectmen
The Rome Board of Selectmen will consider a snowplow contract with Pavement Plus, review renewal of the Inter-Local Waste Disposal Agreement with Belgrade, and prepare for the tax commitment scheduled for Tuesday, June 16th. They will also approve meeting minutes and hear public comment.
- Cecil Merry with Pavement Plus to discuss snowplow contract
- Review renewal of Inter-Local Waste Disposal Agreement with Belgrade
- Preparation for tax commitment on June 16th
The Board of Selectmen approved the renewal of the Inter-Local Waste Disposal Agreement with the town of Belgrade. They also accepted $380 in cash donations for the Rome Food Cupboard. The board discussed a snowplow contract with Pavement Plus for 2027-2028 but took no vote. Newsletter procedures were discussed but no decision was made.
- Approved renewal of Inter-Local Waste Disposal Agreement with Belgrade (3-0)
- Accepted $380 cash donations for Rome Food Cupboard (3-0)
Rome Water Quality Committee
The Rome Water Quality Committee held a meeting with no substantive decisions. They approved the minutes from May. The committee discussed ongoing work on septic system data collection, camp roads training, and shoreline best practices, but took no formal actions or votes.
- Approved May meeting minutes (unanimous)
Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee (CPIC)
No formal decisions were made. The committee discussed rising newsletter printing costs ($700 due to color photos), the need for selectmen approval of content, and plans to secure advertising to offset costs.