With town meeting still a few months away, Damariscotta selectmen will hear one major part of their annual budget on Wednesday, April 1.

The annual secondary school budget will be revealed at the 5 p.m. meeting at the town office on School Street. AOS 93 Superintendent Steve Bailey will be in attendance to present the budget to the selectmen and answer questions.

Damariscotta's town meeting will be in June of this year.

That's not the only budget-related issue the selectmen will hear: The fiscal year 2014 audit will also need to be reviewed and approved by the board.

The selectmen will also be asked to approve a June 20 closure of Water Street due to pirates.

The annual Pirates Rendezvous will be June 20, and the board will need to approve the closure of Water Street near the Mediterranean Kitchen.

The board will also be asked to approve a grant gifted to the Damariscotta Police Department. The department recently applied for, and was awarded a $10,000 impaired driving high visibility enforcement program grant from the State Department of Public Safety bureau of High Safety.

Damariscotta Police Chief Ron Young will also be in attendance to describe what the grant entails and what it will be used for.

The April 15 board meeting will also be an eventful one, when the Newcastle board of selectmen, along with representatives from the Maine Department of Marine Resources will be in attendance to discuss the local and state shellfish regulations in Maine.

The Newcastle/Damariscotta shellfish board will hold a meeting at the same time to be present at the meeting.

Municipal shellfish ordinances have been on the agenda for the past several months, as the two towns seek to change the way each deals with shellfish rules and regulations.

Under one proposal, Damariscotta and Newcastle would split-off harbor and shellfish duties, meaning all shellfish-related business is handled by just one town, while all harbor issues, such as mooring fees, are handled by the other.

All meetings are open to the public and broadcast on LCTV.