Wiscasset voters will head to the polls to consider a 69-article warrant Tuesday, June 13 including a $9.4 million school budget for 2017-18. The polls at Wiscasset Community Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Voters will also choose two selectmen and a school committee member.

Article 69 seeks authorization of a $1.75 million energy conservation project for school facilities. The school committee and budget committee recommend passage; selectmen chose not to make a recommendation.

The project will be financed at the discretion of the school committee for a term up to 16 years through either a tax-exempt lease purchase agreement or general obligation bond in which selectmen and the town treasurer are delegated the authority to arrange terms of the financing.

Voters are asked if they want to continue voting on the school budget by referendum over the next three years. A “NO” vote means the school budget would be determined at a town meeting. Town Clerk Linda Perry said state statutes require voters be given the option every three years. Voting “YES” means the school budget will continue to be voted on with the town budget.

The warrant includes recommendations from selectmen and budget committee members. For example, the select board voted 3-2 in favor of the $66,764 sought for municipal planning, while the budget committee voted 6-2 against it. These recommendations are also printed in the annual Town Report.

The proposed 2017-18 municipal budget includes taking $390,000 from the town’s Capital Reserve account including $267,000 for paving and other public works improvements. Taking monies from capital reserve reduces the amount needed from property taxes. Other capital reserve funds sought include $40,000  for electrical work at the municipal building, $51,000 to install exhaust ventilation at the fire house and ambulance department, $20,000 for a generator at the sewer plant and $12,000 to install new carpeting at Wiscasset Community Center.

Voters will also be asked to approve a Disorderly House Ordinance and a moratorium on marijuana retail establishments and social clubs. Copies of both ordinances are available at the town office; they do not appear in the annual Town Report. Minor changes are sought on the town’s animal control and shellfish ordinances.

Article 68 asks voters to sell Central Maine Power Co. approximately 30 acres on Old Ferry Road for $30,000. CMP has exercised an option to purchase the property to construct a substation.

Select board candidates as they appear on the ballot are Kimberly Andersson, Robert Blagden, incumbent William David Cherry, Glen Craig and Katharine G. Martin-Savage. Michelle Blagdon is challenging incumbent Chelsea Taylor for her seat on the school committee. Also on the ballot are Gregg Wood to serve one of two seats on the Wiscasset Water District and Zachary Gray for a seat on the budget committee. There are five other budget committee vacancies and one additional vacancy on the water district. 

New residents can register at the town office during business hours or at the polls the day of the election.