The following is a transcription of Town Manager Matthew Sturgis' report to the Town Council during the October 12, 2022 council meeting.

We are anticipating that the hybrid technology system will be installed next month in the council chambers, as well as an upgrade of the display mechanism.  

Taxes are due on October 15; they are already coming in and keeping our tax department staff very busy.

Also, I would like to let you know that the Town Planner [Maureen O’Meara], myself, Town Engineer Steve Harding, and the Director of Public Works Jay Reynolds had a very productive meeting with the Maine Department of Transportation regarding the Shore Road projected project.  We are looking at a couple of different options with them. They are very excited about the plans that we have brought forward and the fact that we are at the stage we are at with the engineering and the planning work already completed.  We are hoping to keep those discussions going forward to perhaps help find additional funding solutions.  Hopefully we can have that resolved over the next few months and then come back to the council with further reporting. We may potentially have something ready for action next June, or possible action, if it does need to go to the voters.  We will have it lined up and ready by that time. 

The meeting was as good as we could have had. I’m not trying to build up expectations, but I was pretty excited; if we can find that as a funding solution, I will be overjoyed.