BOARD CALLS SPECIAL TOWN MEETING May 22 | OPEN Saturday, May 18 and June 29 from 9 a.m. - 12 Noon!
PRESS RELEASE - May 8, 2024 - Town of Belgrade
The Town of Belgrade Calls Special Town Meeting for May 22
Town seeks support for construction of new fire station
The Town of Belgrade Board of Selectpersons has called a Special Town Meeting seeking support for the construction of a new fire station. Voters will be asked to support a 25% match of federal grant funds that the town has applied for through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS).
Due to an aging volunteer roster, decrease in active volunteerism and increase in mandated requirements through the Bureau of Labor/OSHA standards, Belgrade sees the need for additional full-time fire and rescue staff. To provide the town with both fire and emergency medical services, there is a need for a modern and efficient centrally located facility. The proposed new station would replace the current Belgrade Depot Station which has outlived its useful life and is barely able to house fire equipment.
Belgrade taxpayers have already demonstrated their support and acknowledged the need for a new fire station by establishing a reserve account and appropriating funds for the past five years. This has allowed the town to search for a suitable location and start with the necessary funds to begin planning for the future safety of the Town of Belgrade.
This is the perfect moment in time and opportunity for the town to address the present and future needs of fire and rescue services for residents and potentially receive federal funding for 75% of the project.
The special town meeting will be held Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Center for All Seasons, 1 Center Drive, Belgrade.
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The Town Office will be OPEN Saturday, May 18 and June 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon!
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FY25 RSU 18 Budget now available for review.
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Town facilities, with the exception of emergency services,
are closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.
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Annual Town Meeting Information Here
Results! Election of Candidates and Secret Ballot Referendum Voting March 15
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We are excited to share the Town of Belgrade's new GIS map site!
AxisGIS integrates the Town's parcel data with mapping technologies to answer location based questions, visualize information and store and retrieve geographic content. This is a web-based platform which functions in any browser, tablet or mobile device.
https://next.axisgis.com/BelgradeME/
Links for both the GIS map and registry of deeds have been added to the Town's website on the Assessor page: www.townofbelgrade.com/assessor
This is a great useful tool for real estate agencies, much of the information you are looking for about local properties can be found on the new GIS site. The office is still working on uploading additional documents, this is a work in progress.
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Presidential Primary Election Results, March 5, 2024:
Town of Belgrade
Democrats
Joe Biden - 152
Dean Phillips - 11
Write-ins - 9
Blanks - 1
Total - 173 votes cast
Republicans
Ryan Blinkley - 1
Ron Desantis - 3
Nikki Haley - 92
Vivek Ramaswamy - 1
Donald Trump - 230
Write-ins - 2
Total - 329 votes cast
504 Total voters for Belgrade
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Fiscal year 2023 Town Reports electronic version here!
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Take the BROWNTAIL MOTH Survey
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