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Important Notice
There will be a special town meeting on June 17, 2026 at 6:00pm for the following:
Article 1: To elect a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2: To see if the Town will vote to approve the enactment of A Rent Control Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium on Mobile Home Park Lot Rent Increases (the Moratorium may be viewed at the town office or locally where the Warrant is posted).
Article 3: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 19 of the Town Warrant which was voted on at Town Meeting on May 12,2026 to read as follows:
In addition to amounts approved above for the school operating budget, shall the Town raise and appropriate $50,000 in additional local funds for a Special Education Reserve, which exceeds the State’s Essential Programs and Services allocation model by $50,000 as required to fund the budget recommended by the School Committee; and authorize the School Committee to transfer that sum to the Special Education Reserve Fund, and to expend from said Reserve Fund as needed only in the discretion of the School Committee.
The School Committee recommends $50,000 and gives the following reasons for exceeding the essential programs and services funding model by $50,000: to address unanticipated Special Education costs not included in the budget.
(The School Committee and Budget Committee recommend approval)
*Must be voted on by recorded ballot per state statute*
Note: Approval of this Article authorizes adjustment to the school operating budget articles previously approved, as well as the transfer and use of the funds if needed.
State Mandated Explanation: The additional local funds are those locally raised funds over and above the Town’s local contribution to the total cost of funding public education from pre-kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act and local amounts raised for the annual payment on non-state funded debt service that will help achieve the school budget for educational programs.
The Hancock Comprehensive Committee will meet on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 6:00pm and again on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 6:00pm.
OFFICE IS CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS:
NEW YEAR’S DAY
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DAY
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY/PRESIDENT’S DAY
PATRIOT’S DAY
MEMORIAL DAY
JUNETEENTH
INDEPENDENCE DAY
LABOR DAY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
VETERANS DAY
THANKSGIVING DAY
THANKSGIVING FRIDAY
CHRISTMAS DAY
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For Rapid Renewal to complete, your transaction must be only a renewal with no changes. You will need your yellow registration to complete the transaction. Your first ‘renewal’ must be done in person. Rapid Renewal’s are processed in Augusta and they will send the stickers and registration to you.