Welcome to the Town of Sumner

633 Main Street, Sumner, Maine 04292

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Coming Events: Road will be posted from March 10 – May 16. No loads weighing 23,000 pounds or more will be able to travel on posted roads between those dates. Transfer Station permit stickers should be displayed on your vehicle as of March 1! You do NOT need a new sticker; simply make sure the one you have is visible to the Transfer Station attendants. Thank you!! Homestead Exemption applications are due by April 1. If you have bought a home since April 1, 2013 (and it is now your primary residence), be sure to fill out this application for a $10,000 exemption on your taxes! Stop in at the Town Office for the application or if you have questions. Veteran’s Exemption applications are also due by April 1. There are several qualifying pieces to this exemption, but generally if you are a veteran and are 62 or older, you may qualify. Stop in at the Town Office to check on this as well, as this is a $6,000 exemption. Planning Board position – an opening on the Planning Board is available! Please submit a letter of interest to the Select Board by March 11, 2014. You may email, hand deliver, or mail your letter of interest to the Town Office. Burn permits are now available on line! The website address is www.maineburnpermit.com There is, however, a $7 fee for obtaining your permit on line. You can still contact our local men and receive a permit at no cost. Stick your head out and check: Is SPRING coming or what??! Calendar Quote Committee members NEEDED for: Budget Committee, Ordinance Update Committee, Recreation Committee, Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee, Scholarship Committee, Road Committee, Neighbors Care Committee, Cemetery Committee --Contact the Office if interested. Property Record Cards are in the Planning Board Room in Map Order folders. Tax maps and the Commitment Book are also in the Planning Board Room. For copies or to see the working property cards, please ask in the Office. Meeting(s): PUBLIC HEARINGS: Select Board 2^nd and 4^th Tuesdays at 7:00 PM Planning Board 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays at 7:00 PM Fire Department 3^rd Thursday at 6:30 PM -- Sumner Volunteer Firefighter Training-2nd Thursdays in the Fire Barn at 6:30 PM. New members always welcome. Selectmen's Meeting Agenda: See Agenda Planning Board Agenda: See PB Agenda 2013 Warrant for Annual Town Meeting: Warrant Other Info: Stickers for the Station available at the Town Office Buckfield/Sumner Transfer Station (336-2700) Wednesdays and Saturdays Spring and Summer Daylight Savings Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Fall and Winter Non-Daylight Savings Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Swap Shop: ***The Swap Shop and Universal Waste Hours: Wednesday 9 am to Noon; Saturday 9 am to 3 pm, during winter, weather permitting. Recycling List for Transfer Station Animal Control Officer Ozzie Hart 357-2818 Tax and Refund Application Maine’s Job Bank free service www.mainecareercenter.com