The town of Edgecomb has taken a step closer to enrolling into a state program designed to fight climate change. May 13, selectmen met with Laura Graziano, a community resilience planner with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission. She is assisting Edgecomb with its Community Resilience Partnership application.

The Maine Community Resilience Partnership is a statewide initiative to reduce carbon emissions and enhance municipalities' ability to combat climate change. The initiative provides community vulnerablility assessments and offers grants of up to $75,000 in preparing for climate-related crises. Graziano recommended residents participate in a survey gauging their interests in various projects. She also encouraged residents to attend a June 8 workshop for a discussion on which environmental projects to pursue. 

In other action, the town is continuing a traditon of placing American flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day. Selectmen Michael Maxim and George Chase are planning to participate. Former Selectman Mike Smith will host Edgecomb sixth graders as he has in past years placing flags at North Edgecomb Cemetery, according to Maxim. And Selectman-elect Forrest Carver may be asked by Maxim to assist in the patriotic project.

Selectmen approved spending $5,995 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to upgrade their municipal TRIO system. The software program is a package built to meet the needs of municipalities, water and sewer districts. Administrative Assistant Jessica Mague reported Trio will be installed by Harris Technologies, a municipal software provider. "The company is migrating all of its clients to a web-based platform. Cost includes installation, training and our annual subscription. This is scheduled for June, and should take several weeks to complete," she said.

Selectmen meet next at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 in the conference room.