Maine — local government meetings
Plain-English summaries of city, county and school-board meetings across Maine, written from official agendas and minutes.
Tracking 17,713 meetings across 35 Maine cities, counties and school districts — 499 upcoming. See also the Maine state legislature ↗.
Recent decisions in Maine
- Zoning & land use Council approved a 12‑month moratorium on new adult‑use marijuana businesses — Presque Isle · 2026-10-01
- Budget & spending Waldo County Commissioners approve $2.2M TAN increase and hiring freeze — Waldo County · 2026-09-17
- Zoning & land use Zoning Board approves 92-unit conversion of 136 Ray St building to housing — Portland · 2026-09-17
- Other decisions York River access committee presents permitted Goodrich Park dock plan; local boards review next — York · 2026-09-17
- Budget & spending Planning Board approves two certificates of appropriateness, advances site plans — Hallowell · 2026-09-16
- Zoning & land use Cape Elizabeth Planning Board approves 18-unit mixed-use building at 316 Ocean House Rd — Cape Elizabeth · 2026-09-15
- Budget & spending Council adopts rent control enforcement resolution 7-2 — Portland · 2026-09-09
- Other decisions Recycling committee meets, no substantive decisions recorded — York · 2026-09-09
- Budget & spending School Board approves $131,760 bus lease purchase agreement — Cape Elizabeth · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Auburn council approves Stetson Road Apartments TIF district 5-1 — Auburn · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Council approves conservation subdivision zoning amendments — Windham · 2026-09-08
- Other decisions Council repeals public dance ordinance, approves cemetery plaque — Hallowell · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Selectboard certifies four ordinances for Nov. 3 special town meeting — Wiscasset · 2026-09-01
- Budget & spending Healthy Aging Working Group meets, discusses grants and initiatives — Rockland · 2026-09-01
- Other decisions Committee moves Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation to Mayor for consideration — Biddeford · 2026-09-01
- Budget & spending Eliot Select Board approves November ballot questions and new staff — Eliot · 2026-08-27
- Budget & spending Select Board approves $8.5M municipal complex bond and tax commitment — Fryeburg · 2026-08-27
- Other decisions Council accepts five bids for city-owned properties — Eastport · 2026-08-27
- Zoning & land use Committee approves corrected permitted uses chart — Wiscasset · 2026-08-24
- Budget & spending Cumberland Council approves mooring ordinance amendments and year-end budget transfers — Cumberland · 2026-08-24
Browse Maine meetings by topic
- Budget & taxes (1,907)
- Zoning & land use (1,399)
- Housing (788)
- Parks & recreation (784)
- Public safety (777)
- Development & economy (754)
- Roads & transportation (700)
- Personnel & appointments (689)
- Environment & climate (637)
- Grants & funding (565)
- Contracts & procurement (534)
- Schools & libraries (531)
- Permits & licensing (446)
- Water & utilities (446)
- Elections (178)
- Historic preservation (161)
- Homelessness (113)
- Cannabis (95)
- Data centers (40)
- Short-term rentals (27)
Places we cover in Maine
- Auburn (2 upcoming)
- Baileyville
- Bangor
- Biddeford (290 upcoming)
- Boothbay
- Brewer
- Brunswick (1 upcoming)
- Cape Elizabeth (104 upcoming)
- Cumberland
- Cumberland County (2 upcoming)
- Eastport
- Eliot
- Fryeburg
- Hallowell
- Knox County
- Mount Desert
- Old Town (1 upcoming)
- Orrington
- Penobscot County (3 upcoming)
- Portland (89 upcoming)
- Presque Isle
- Rockland
- Rome
- Sagadahoc County
- Sanford
- Scarborough Public Schools School district
- Skowhegan
- Vassalboro
- Waldo County (5 upcoming)
- Waterville
- Westbrook (1 upcoming)
- Windham (1 upcoming)
- Winthrop
- Wiscasset
- York