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Special Town Meeting and Public Hearing

Posted on: February 8, 2024 - 2:43pm
Town of Readfield Seal

The Town of Readfield is holding an on-floor Special Town Meeting at 6:00pm on Tuesday, February 27th at Kents Hill School Alfond Athletic Center.  The Warrant Articles are below and are being brought to voters under provisions in our Land Use Ordinance that give residents a chance to weigh in on zoning changes for certain kinds of commercial and industrial uses.  It is important to note that this is an on-floor meeting where residents need to be in-person to vote.  This is a format we have not used for several years, but is appropriate for this vote.  Another key point is that the vote establishes the zone only and the projects being considered still need extensive additional review and approval by the Planning Board.  We expect the Special Town Meeting discussion and vote to take less than an hour.

There will be a Public Hearing on the Special Town Meeting Warrant at 6:30pm on Tuesday, February 13th at the Town Office.   The Public Hearing will also be hosted on ZOOM using Meeting ID: 881 4960 8367 and Passcode: 781405.  Written comments may be made in advance of the meeting using an online form on the Town website HERE.  The complete Warrant and supporting documentation for articles 2 and 3 can be found HERE.

“Article1:  Elect a moderator by written ballot to preside at said meeting.”

“Article 2:  Shall Map 121 Lot 020 located in the Village District be rezoned to include a Commercial and Industrial District overlay which may accommodate commercial industrial or infrastructure uses with structures in excess of 5,000 square feet subject to the Town of Readfield Land Use Ordinance; following the positive recommendation by the Planning Board of an application by Cushing Construction, LLC requesting the zoning change for a Self-Storage project?”

“Article 3:  Shall Map 143 Lot 014 located in the Rural District be rezoned to include a Commercial and Industrial District overlay which may accommodate commercial industrial or infrastructure uses with structures in excess of 5,000 square feet subject to the Town of Readfield Land Use Ordinance; following the positive recommendation by the Planning Board of an application by Readfield Main Street Solar, LLC requesting the zoning change for a Solar Farm project?”