Sorrento's Comprehensive Plan had been accepted by the State! Public Hearing September 30 5:30 at community building. Vote to adopt plan will be by referendum on Nov 3. See letter of consistency and final version here The Community Resilience Committee meets via zoom second Wednesday of every month 4:30-5:30 Selectboard members will attend the meetings Zoom login information or any other queries: please contact Trina Wellman at kfwellman8@gmail.com SHORELINE EROSION EDUCATION Christopher Houdeshell will be at the Sorrento Community Building 3pm to 6pm every 1st and 3rd Wednesday during October, November, and December. He works with the Hancock County Planning Commission as a Shore Corps Steward through the Maine Conservation Corps and will be doing assessments of shorelines in the town of Sorrento to create a community wide report. Homeowners, or any interested party, are welcome to drop-in and ask questions about shoreline erosion and stabilization and access relevant resources. NOTICES 2025 Sorrento Comprehensive Plan REGULAR OFFICE HOURS : Mon 8-3, Wed 9-5, Fri 7-12. (If Mon is a holiday we will be open Tues 8-3) Select Board Meetings 1st/3rd Wednesday of each month. 7 pm in the Sorrento Community Building and via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86535623920?pwd=d010ajZHVE9sbStmQXpZSG M rZkNwUT09 Passcode : 307652 Planning Board Meetings first Thursday of each month. 6 pm in the Sorrento Town Office Rapid Renewal is available for all re-registrations. If you have trouble accessing it please contact the Town Clerk. Expiration Dates TRAILERS: Can be registered for 1 or 2 years, same month, except over 2000 lb. Large trailers expire in Feb. (1 year only) BOATS: Expire Dec. 31st ATVs: Expire June 30th SNOWMOBILES: Expire June 30th MOTORCYCLES: Expire March 31 of every year, except antique You are seconds away from getting this done. 🤩 
 ⚙️Google Calendar Connector and add your Google Calendar URL to connect. Open the The State has approved our Comprehensive Plan! See 2025 Sorrento Comprehensive page for details . The town will hold a public hearing on September 30th at 5:30 in the Sorrento Community Building before putting it to a vote. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The new revised draft of the complete plan which was sent to the state for review is available for viewing and download along with other information on the webpage 2025 Sorrento Comprehensive Plan NOTES FROM THE CHAIR 2 (long!) years ago I was elected to the Sorrento Select Board, and as Chair. I would like to report what Many Volunteer Hours has helped the Select Board accomplish in the past 2 years: 1) Town Website: up and running for over a year now. 2) Town Audits: finally up to date! The most recent audit, (FY 2024 which ended June 30, 2025) is being worked on as I write this. 3) Overdue Townwide Revaluation: completed. READ MORE >> Town Office Hours Monday 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tuesday. CLOSED Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday. CLOSED Friday. 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday and Sunday. CLOSED Office Phone 207-422-6889 email townclerk@sorrentomaine.org townoffice@sorrentomaine.org 79 Pomola Avenue, Sorrento, Maine 04677 SEPTEMBER 2026 Newsletter Sorrento Newsletter Archives - Click Here

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2025 Comprehensive Plan 2025 Sorrento Comprehensive Plan Has been accepted by the State! The State has determined that our Comprehensive Plan is consistent with Maine's Growth Management Act! The letter announcing that the plan is consistent can be found here. The Sorrento Comprehensive Plan Committee worked with the Hancock County Planning Commission to make revisions on the Future Land Use Chapter and to address questions and additions the State had for previous drafts of the whole plan. Now the Town can proceed with the final local steps in the adoption process. This includes a public hearing scheduled for September 30 at 5:30 in the Sorrento Community Building. The full draft version submitted on August 26 and now accepted can be found here . This version includes all final revisions. Thanks everyone for your patience! Documents in the process before this final submission/acceptance Public Notice of review from the State Amended Future Land Use Chapter Memorandum Summarizing Changes to the Future Land Use Chapter Memorandum Summarizing Changes Based on State Feedback April Revised Comprehensive Plan June 19th Letter from the State State Response Letter ________________ The Sorrento Comprehensive Plan is the product of a three-year community effort to understand Sorrento as it exists now and to articulate a long-term vision for its future. The plan provides guidance for the town as it seeks to build on its strengths, address its management challenges, increase its capacity, and respond to anticipated changes. In addition, the comprehensive plan is required for the town to be eligible for certain State programs, grants, and loans. The comprehensive plan is intended to be a clear statement of the town’s values, collective vision, and future goals. It is meant to inform and guide the town as it makes management and planning decisions. The plan is not legally binding and creates no requirement, regulation, or ordinance of any kind. The expectation is that any recommendations or proposals contained in the plan will be given further consideration through the normal town public decision-making process. Any additional land use regulations need to be carefully considered, specific to identified community concerns, and have extensive public engagement.

TOWN GOVERNMENT >> TOWN RECORDS Town Records Annual Financial Audits Ordinances as Amended Disbursement Warrants Select Board Meeting Minutes Planning Board Minutes Annual Reports Annual Meeting Minutes Annual Financial Audits Sorrento Audit 6-30-17 Sorrento Audit 6-30-18 Sorrento Audit 6-30-19 Sorrento Audit 6-30-20 Sorrento Audit 6-30-21 Sorrento Audit 6.30.22 Sorrento Audit 6-30-23 Sorrento Audit 6-30-24 Sorrento Audit 6-30-25 Annual Financial Audits Ordinances as Amended Animal Control Ordinance Sept 1997 Anti-Discrimination Ordinanace Sept 1998 Board of Appeals Ordinance reestablished Sept 2004 Cable Television Ordinance Oct 1988 Declaration of Disaster Ordinance Sept 1999 Fire Ordinance Apr 2006 Floodplain Management Ordinance May 2016 Frenchman Bay Regional Shellfish Conservation Interlocal Management Agreement 2026 General Assistance Ordinance - updated 10_18_23 Harbor Ordinance Oct 2022 Land Use Ordinance - 2024 Parking Ordinance Nov 23, 1994 Planning Board Ordinance reestablished Sept 2004 Prohibiting Retail Marijuana Establishments and Retail Marijuana Social Clubs Ordinance Sept 18, 2017 Restricting Vehicle Weight on Posted Ways Ordinance Mar 2003 Sewerage System Use Ordinance July 2000 Shoreland Zoning Ordinance with Map June 2021 Solid Waste & Recycling Ordinance June 1993 Street Naming and Property Numbering Ordinance Amended June 8, 2021 Disbursement Warrants (see Municipal Government) Municipal Government Select Board Meeting Minutes (See Municipal Government) Municipal Government Planning Board Meeting Minutes 2025 Planning Board Meeting Minutes 2024 Planning Board Meeting Minutes 2023 Planning Board Meeting Minutes 2022 Planning Board Meeting Minutes Annual Reports Sorrento Annual Report 2025 Sorrento Annual Report 2024 Sorrento Annual Report 2023 Sorrento Annual Report 2022 Sorrento Annual Report 2021 Sorrento Annual Report 2020 Sorrento Annual Report 2019 Sorrento Annual Report 2018-1900: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs-sorrento/index.html Annual Meeting Minutes 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes 2021 Annual Warrant Minutes 2022-10-17 Special Town Meeting Warrant with Minutes 2022-9-24 Annual Warrant with Minutes 2023-9-30 Annual MeetingMinutes 2024-6-24 Annual Meeting Minutes 2025-6-18 Annual Meeting Minutes 2026-6-9 Annual Meeting Minutes

Anchor 1 TOWN GOVERNMENT >> TOWN OFFICE & DEPARTMENTS >> PUBLIC SAFETY Public Safety What is Public Safety? The Sorrento Public Safety department and the Public Safety officer are responsible for anything that affects safety in and of the town. Public Safety report : As always, a big thank you to all the residents of the Town of Sorrento for their safety consciousness. Your reporting of damaged, removed, or spray-painted street signs is the type of information necessary to repair or replace them as soon as possible. These signs are very important for emergency services personnel, especially fire, police and medical, as well as utility companies to find the correct address. A critical part of public safety is for residents to accurately use the 9-1-1 address that has been assigned to their property. The mailbox and/or home should clearly display your 9-1-1 address to allow quick identification. If you are having difficulty with your 9-1-1 address display, please call me for assistance. REMEMBER: BURN PERMITS ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED. These can be obtained in person from the Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Assistant Chiefs, or the Chief Engineer of the Sorrento Fire Department or online at visit www.maineburnpermit.com . Smoke and CO2 detector batteries should be replaced when the clocks are turned back one hour. Also, easy access to your property and residence should be maintained for everyone’s safety. This includes the timely reporting of downed trees and power lines in your area. Power lines could be entangled and hidden in the downed trees. NEVER TOUCH LOW HANGING OR DOWNED POWER LINES AS THEY MAY STILL BE ENERGIZED. When fall and winter seasons approach, residents are urged to check over those items they feel they will need ahead of time rather than at the last minute. Please check carefully any alternative heat sources before using them. PLEASE REMEMBER: DO NOT RUN PORTABLE GENERATORS INSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE OR ANY OTHER STRUCTURE, INCLUDING GARAGES AND SHEDS. Joey Clark Sorrento Public Safety Officer 207-812-2208 tonkajoe801@yahoo.com Message from a Snowplow Driver I would like every road user to take a few minutes to read this. You might learn something that could save you a lot of frustration, prevent accidents, and even save lives. • A snowplow can measure up to 16 feet wide with its wing extended — that’s the width of 3 cars. • It can weigh up to 34,000 kg (75,000 lbs) — the weight of 30 cars. • The driver’s visibility is greatly reduced because of the equipment. • The optimal spreading speed is 40 km/h. • The maximum plowing speed is 50 km/h. • We must significantly reduce our speed to do our job properly, especially when approaching guardrails, concrete barriers, sidewalks, and any other obstacles. • The front blade must cross over the yellow centerline while plowing, and material must be spread along the centerline for best results. • At intersections, we need to back up several times to do our job correctly. Remember that our visibility is very poor, especially on the right side. • Our right turns are extremely wide. In summary: we are big, we are slow, we are not very maneuverable, we encroach on the other lane, and we don’t see very well. So help us help you. What you can — and should — do: • Keep a safe distance behind us. This prevents you from being blinded by snow bursts and helps us see you better. • Be visible. Keep your headlights on; don’t rely only on daytime running lights. • When meeting a snowplow coming the opposite way, move to the right and slow down. We encroach on your lane and will stay there. • If you pass us, do so carefully and without lingering beside us. • NEVER, EVER, EVER pass us on the right. NEVER! • At intersections, give us space to maneuver. If we are stopped, take time to assess whether it’s safe to proceed; if we are moving, come to a full stop and make sure you are visible. • Do not pass on curves, hills, or when visibility is poor. A burst of snow can occur at any moment and make you lose sight of the road. • Remember that our visibility is poor and we are constantly being blinded by snow and water splashing onto our windows. And remember… • We are on the road during the worst conditions with one of the biggest vehicles possible — not very fast, with very poor visibility — driving through an endless obstacle course. We often work long hours, and we do it for you. Help us help you. Don’t be one more obstacle. Please keep your garbage cans back 5 feet from the edge of the road. It is also illegal to put or push snow across the road. You are liable for any accident that occurs by putting snow in the road.

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TOWN GOVERNMENT >> BOARDS & COMMITTEES >> SORRENTO COMMUNITY BUILDING Sorrento Community Building From its early beginnings as the Sorrento Grammar School (built by Ed Hale in 1941 and operated until 1975 when the Mountain View School was built) to its function as a community center today, the Sorrento Community Building has always been treasured as a valuable resource by the town. It is now used regularly for town meetings, voting, community gatherings and private functions. The building boasts a full kitchen and over 1,200 square feet of meeting space in the main room. Beautifully painted with many lovingly maintained original details, ceilings over 20 feet high and plenty of chairs and tables, the space is a highly desirable gather space. Rental The kitchen and main meeting space can be rented on a first-come basis. See below for current availability (can we have a list below for dates already booked?) Contact the Town Office for any questions. Fill out and provide the Application for Use of the Sorrento Community Building (below) to the Town Office and have your insurance agent fax a Certificate of General Liability Insurance, naming the Town of Sorrento as an additional insured to the Town Office (207)422-3737, at least one week before your event. Application for Use of the Sorrento Community Building (PDF) Alcohol No alcoholic beverages are permitted in the building or on the premises unless a caterer or bartender with proof of Liability Insurance is hired. A copy of the Liability Insurance MUST be provided to the town one week prior to use of the building. Additionally, you must hire (at your own expense) a constable who will be in attendance for the entire duration of the event. To secure your space, you will need to provide the forms noted above and pay the following fees at least a week BEFORE the use of the building. Your date will not be held until payment is received. One Day Rental Fee – Sorrento Resident - $50 or Non-Resident - $100 Refundable Security Deposit/Cleaning Fee $100. (This fee will be returned to you after the event as long as the building, bathroom and kitchen are left clean - as described in the rental agreement, all trash has been removed, refrigerator is cleaned and emptied and no damage has been done.) Sorrento CB - 2023 Annual Report

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TOWN GOVERNMENT >> TOWN OFFICE & DEPARTMENTS >> FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Department Fire Chief/Road Commissioner/Public Safety Officer: Joey Clark 207-812-2208 terms expire 2025 firechief@sorrentomaine.org BURN PERMITS You are required by Maine law to have a permit to burn, even for a small pile of grass clippings or leaves. A Forestry Warden will be called if you burn without a permit, possibly resulting in you being summonsed to court and fined. Traditional hand-written burn permits are still available, but the state online system allows permits to be acquired 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the state, provided that the fire danger is not high. For more information, call 207-287-4989. The person who signs the fire permit is responsible for the fire. Do not leave any fire unattended. To obtain a burn permit online contact: visit www.maineburnpermit.com. Or you can contact: Joey Clark, Fire Chief 207-812-2208 Brian Clement, Deputy Chief 207-460-4772 Mike Parker, Asst. Chief 207-460-7340 Chris Eklund, Asst. Chief 207-610-2794 Craig Clement, Chief Engineer 207-460-8851 Required for burning: **at least two adults to attend the burn, **some form of water supply and hand tools must be on hand, **and it is recommended you have a cellular phone or other communication device to call for assistance should the fire escape. YOU are responsible to see that the fire is out before leaving. NOTE: BURNING TRASH IS ILLEGAL!! State Laws (12 MRSA 9321-25) governing the backyard burning of household trash are enforced by the Maine Forest Service. If you think someone is burning trash please call (207) 973-3700 immediately! 24 hours/day, 7 days a week.

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CONTACTS Town Directory Town Office Address 79 Pomola Avenue Sorrento, ME 04677 Phone: 207-422-6889 Fax: 207-422-3737 townoffice@sorrentomaine.org Opening Hours Monday Wednesday Friday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 8:00 am – noon