There will be a Select Board Meeting, 4/17/2025 6PM at the Town Office.  The Zoom Link is 823 9476 8954 with a Passcode of 727153.

The Municipal Stream Crossing Grant contract has been awarded to S.D. Childs.  The work is expected to begin on Belden Woods in mid-June and conclude by the end of September.

Town Reports are available now at the Town Office.  Please stop by and pick up your copy.

The Planning Board has scheduled a meeting for March 13, 2025, 6PM at the Town Office.  The purpose of the meeting is to conduct an official review of the plans for the proposed Pine Hill subdivision on Hostile Valley Road.  Tax Map R11, Lot 27C

The China Transfer stickers have arrived at the Town Office.  Come in and get your 2025 sticker for $2.00.  You will need this for entrance into the Transfer Station.  Please bring your license plate number or registration of the vehicle this tag will be assigned.

The Palermo Food Pantry is located in the Palermo Community Center at 22 Veterans Way, Turner Ridge Road.  The Pantry is open every Tuesday 11AM to 12:00

The Pantry has been serving the residents of Palermo and surrounding Towns since 2011.  In 2014 the Palermo Food Pantry became a partner agency of Good Shepherd Food Bank.

The Pantry offers fruit, vegetables, bakery items, dairy and frozen meat.  There is a weekly selection of canned food.  The Pantry partners with local farms and receives fresh produce in the growing season.  The Palermo Community Center Garden provides fresh organic herbs and vegetables all summer.

A dedicated team of volunteers are available to help anyone who needs assistance.  There is a wheelchair accessible ramp for those with disabilities.

The Pantry is closed on Christmas and Easter.  Also, when schools close due to weather, the Pantry is rescheduled for the next day, Wednesday at the same time.

For more information, call June Foshay, Director of the Palermo Food Pantry at 207-993-2225.

The vote on the Amendment to the China Transfer Station agreement has passed.

The Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has notified the Town that a case of West Nile Virus in a Mosquito Pool in our Town.  More information is available on Maine CDC's website through www.maine.gov/dhhs/order.

Road Commissioner, Jaime Robichaud is pleased to announce that the Town of Palermo has been awarded a $200,000.00 grant from the State of Maine.  On August 8th., the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) advised that they selected the Town of Palermo for a Municipal Stream Crossing Grant.  This grant is to improve community, economic and environmental benefits at the stream crossing on Belden Woods Road.  

Midcoast Conservancy is offering assistance to all Palermo waterfront property owners by doing land planning to reduce erosion and runoff into waterways.  FMI please call 207-389-5158 or email eliza@midcoastconservancy.org 

The Waldo Broadband Corporation is pleased to inform the residents of our 5 towns that a contract agreement between the Maine Connectivity Authority and Direct Communications was approved on June 17th.  The current completion date in the contract is October 15, 2026.  Many locations will be online before that date.  A detailed project timeline should be available.

 The Comprehensive Plan 2025 has been added to the Website under Documents.  Click on Comprehensive Plan.  The link to the plan is 7ScSYVOSr854tS/edit

 The US Small Business Administration has announced that there are low-interest disaster loans available to businesses and residents.  This is due to the disaster that was declared from the January, 2024 storms and flooding.  Please stop by the Town Office and pick up a Fact Sheet

The Federal Communication Commission has set up an essential community service for people to use by calling 211.  When you call 211 the Center's referral specialists receive these requests from the callers.  They will access their databases of resources that are available from private and public health and human service agencies.  You will be matched to available resources and be referred or linked directly to an agency or organization that can help you.  

Transitional Transportation (TT) can provide eligible families with help paying for work-related travel expenses. Applications are available online at www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/applications-forms or by calling your local DHHS office or by calling 1-855-797-4357.

 LS Power informational notes can be read HERE 

Informative Bulletin: Impact of Clean Energy Goals on Electrical Corridors can be read HERE