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We’re in the final throes of municipal and school budget season, which means most of our coverage this week is about spending.
We have annual town meeting previews for 15 towns across western Maine that are either going to the polls or holding in-person meetings, many of which include ordinances reflecting locally hot topics.
In Skowhegan, where the city shut down a homeless shelter operating out of Trinity Evangelical Free Church last month, voters will take up a Homeless Shelter and Public Camping Ordinance. The ordinance, modeled after one adopted in Waterville, bans overnight camping in public spaces.
Buckfield voters will go to the polls to consider enacting an ordinance restricting commercial solar facilities. They’ll also consider a Property Maintenance Ordinance to establish basic standards for buildings and yards. Peru voters will take up a very similar ordinance, setting minimum standards for the maintenance of structures and grounds.
In Mexico, voters will consider whether to continue voting by secret ballot. If the article fails, the town will return to an open town meeting format in 2027.
There’s much more, which you can find in our annual town meeting previews. You can find all of the information you need to vote this coming Tuesday in our 2026 Voter Guide.
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