There will be a Public Hearing on November 18 at 6:00 PM at the Sorrento Community Building regarding the December 8 referendum vote on the 2026 Sorrento Comprehensive Plan. As noted in the separately posted warrant, the vote on the plan will take place at a Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, December 8 at 11:30 AM at the Sorrento Community Building. Polls for the referendum vote will be open Dec. 8 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM. See letter of consistency and final version here November 19, 2026 There will be a Board of Appeals Hearing at the town center to hear Dougherty case.. 5:30pm Executive Session 6:00pm Appeals Hearing 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 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 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Town of Sorrento Comprehensive Plan will be voted on by a secret ballot referendum election on December 8. Polls will open at noon and close at 8 pm; absentee ballots will be available. 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 OCTOBER 2026 Newsletter Sorrento Newsletter Archives - Click Here

FAQ Sorrento Town Website FAQ Trash Household trash is picked up roadside every Thursday, by Harris Downeast Disposal. They can be reached at (207) 584-3030. Please have your trash curbside by 8am Thursday morning. Note that during the summer season, when many more people are in town, don’t be alarmed if your trash is not picked up until the late afternoon. Trash must be placed in a closed garbage bag with a Sorrento trash sticker prominently displayed. To protect the trash collectors, bags are limited to 40 pounds each. From May through October, bags must be placed inside of garbage cans with lids. Please refrain from putting trash out the night before, as animals can easily tear apart a bag. If your bag is torn apart and debris scattered, it is YOUR responsibility to pick it up. Garbage is always picked up on the scheduled day even if it falls on a holiday. Trash stickers can be purchased at Town Office on Pomola Avenue during regular office hours The Dunbar Store, 1983 US-1, Sullivan, ME Nautilus Marine Hardware, 2317 US-1, Sullivan, ME Town Office Hours Town Office hours are posted on the front page of this website. At the Town Office you can purchase trash stickers, pay for licenses, permits, registrations, pay taxes and get information about the town and surrounding areas and services. Many services are available online as well. Building Permits The Town of Sorrento requires that anyone performing plumbing or construction submit an application and pay for permits. Applications will be reviewed and permits issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. Common projects that require permits include plumbing renovations, repairs and additions, septic systems, driveways, fences, signs, building construction and Shoreland projects. The Town enforces the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted by the State of Maine, and the Maine Subsurface Wastewater System Rules. Plumbing projects, both internal and external, require inspections by the Code Enforcement Officer (see Contacts page for Code Enforcement Officer information.) All contractors doing soil work in the shore land must have State Certification and must furnish a copy to code enforcement for every shore project. See Code Enforcement page for more information. Parking Parking on town roads is allowed from April 15 to November 1. In the village (area down around the harbor), the roads are narrow and parking is limited. Please read signs to note where parking is allowed or not. Parking spaces at the town dock are quite limited, and the parking spaces are not big enough to accommodate trailers or RVs. Overnight parking in the dock parking lot is not permitted. Citizen Education Maine Municipal Association has a website page on Citizen Education https://www.memun.org/Training/Citizen-Education . Here MMA is building a "toolkit" where municipal leaders can find answers when citizens ask fundamental questions about municipal government. "While citizen participation is vital to democracy, it is not enough to simply invite participation. It is necessary to first educate citizens to provide them with the ability to understand the structure, workings and benefits of local government, and to help them realize their role in local government." Harbor Sorrento harbor is a well-protected and beautiful natural harbor with panoramic views of local islands and the mountains of Mount Desert Island to the south. Dock facilities and moorings, including visitor moorings, are overseen by the Harbor Master, Louis Sutherland, Jr., who can be reached at (207) 266-5706 or harbormaster@sorrentomaine.org . Anchoring in the harbor is permitted only as approved by the Harbor Master. Speed within the harbor is limited to “headway” speed which is the minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage and control of the watercraft while the watercraft is moving. Please note that during the summer season kayakers often are paddling through the harbor and children often are in small sailboats for sailing lessons. Please be careful and keep your speed and wake down. Dock You will notice two docks in the harbor. One is the “public” dock, located by the parking lot and available for public use. A commercial fishing dock is also in the harbor. In the summer season these facilities are in heavy use, and docking times for boats is limited. Dinghies and launches with motors are not allowed at the “public” dock. There is a portable toilet at the town dock in the summer. Please be mindful of others and keep it clean, as this toilet is not serviced regularly. There is no trash receptacle or dumpster at the town dock, so please remove any waste you create or bring with you. Boat Launch Ramp The Sorrento boat launch ramp beside the commercial fishing dock is a town-owned facility. Please read the posted signs regarding parking and usage. For example, the use of the ramp for commercial purposes is limited to residents only. Nearby Islands The islands you see near the Sorrento shoreline include Stave (private with some conserved lands), Calf (private), Preble (conserved), Dram (conserved), Bean (conserved) and Ingalls (private). Please plan in advance for any mooring or beach activities. Check with Frenchman Bay Conservancy, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and the Nature Conservancy for the latest information on these islands. Fires and Brush Burning 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. See Fire Department under Town Office and Departments for more information on burn permits. Hunting Hunting is popular in Maine and permits can be obtained for many species, including deer, turkey, bear and moose. One of the most popular seasons is deer season running from the end of October to the beginning of December. For your safety when walking in Sorrento during deer season, please be advised that wearing bright/“blaze” orange or yellow hats and clothing is strongly recommended as hunting is allowed in many parts of the community. https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/index.html Fishing and Shellfish Recreational and commercial fishing and shellfish harvesting require licenses in Maine. Please be careful to check which waters are open, particularly for shellfish harvesting, as many areas are closed for water quality or conservation reasons. See below and the Licenses, Permits & Applications section for more information on licenses and permits. Saltwater fishing: https://www.maine.gov/dmr/fisheries/recreational https://www.maine.gov/dmr/fisheries/commercial Inland fishing: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/licenses-permits/index.html Shellfish: https://www.maine.gov/dmr/fisheries/shellfish Wildlife and invasive species While Sorrrento is a coastal peninsula, we do have plenty of wildlife which – unless you are hunting – you should stay away from for their safety and yours. In Sorrento you may find porcupines, bears, coyotes, fisher cats, bobcats, deer, raccoons, skunks, wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, golden and bald eagles, ospreys, and even the occasional moose. Some of these animals (e.g., bobcats) are rare/valuable so please be careful about posting specifics about your sightings on social media. Both browntail moths and deer ticks present real health problems. The hairs on browntail moth caterpillars cause dermatitis similar to poison ivy on sensitive individuals, and are active from April to late June. Hairs remain toxic throughout the summer but get washed into the soil and are less of a problem over time. https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/browntail-moth/index.shtml Deer ticks may carry lyme and other diseases. If you spend time outdoors, know how to protect yourself. https://www.mcht.org/story/tips-for-avoiding-ticks/ https://extension.umaine.edu/ticks/maine-ticks/ Recreation facilities In Sorrento you will notice (or find online) many recreational facilities, some of which are owned by the Town and some of which are seasonal and owned by the Village Improvement Association (VIA), a membership-based organization. The Town of Sorrento has a Town office and Community Center on Pomola Avenue, the Village Green at 310 Ocean Ave and a town dock and boat ramp. The Community Center and Village Green are available to rent by contacting the Town Office. The VIA facilities are for the use of its paying members; full-time residents of Sorrento are eligible for discounts. The VIA maintains a 9-hole golf course, salt-water swimming pool, four tennis courts (including pickleball), and croquet. You can find more information about the VIA and how to join here: https://www.sorrentovia.org/ . The 9-hole, walking only golf course is open to the public for daily greens fees or memberships. Read more about Blink Bonnie here: https://www.sorrentovia.org/golf Water While many properties in Sorrento have wells, much of the Town has both year round and seasonal water service provided by Long Pond Water District. Seasonal water is generally on from May through October. Seasonal water lines mostly are above ground and Long Pond will shut off service prior to freezing conditions. https://www.longpondwater.com/ (207) 422-3499 operator@longpondwater.com Visiting Considerations The speed limit in the village area is 25 mph and is strictly enforced. Other roads in Sorrento are posted at 40 mph. This is a year-round, residential community. There are a great number of children, pedestrians and bicyclists on our roads during ALL seasons, so please use caution and obey our speed limits. Route 185, also known as East Side Road and Pomola Avenue, is a state maintained road. Large, commercial trucks should use this road whenever possible. West Shore Road is intended for local traffic only. There is no local EMS service in town. Response times will vary depending on the availability of responders from surrounding areas. Please be safe! Dial 911 for emergency services. There are no restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores or gas stations in the Town of Sorrento. The Sorrento Post Office is located at 16 Main St. The phone number is (207) 422-6896 West Cove Boatyard at 41 Waukeag Avenue has full boat repair services. They can be contacted at (207) 422-3137 and westcoveboatyard.com

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HOME >> NOTES FROM THE CHAIR October 2025 - 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, (for FY 2024 which ended June 30, 2025) is being worked on as I write this. 3) Overdue Townwide Revaluation: completed. 4) Town Comprehensive Plan: Hancock County Planning Commission’s draft of the full document has been reviewed by our Comprehensive Plan Committee, and is now back with HCPC. They will send it to the State for approval. After that, we schedule a Special Town Meeting to see if the Town will vote to approve it. Having a State and Town approved Comp Plan helps guide the Town’s future by providing a long term community vision, legal protection for land use ordinances, and makes the Town eligible for state and federal funding. This has been a long process with a lot of public input, hundreds of hours of volunteer time, and thousands of dollars of your tax money. So not to pass a State approved Comprehensive Plan would be a colossal waste of your tax dollars, and of your neighbor’s time and energy. 5) We are trying New Ideas: - 2 Free metal pickup days this summer, (1 in July and 1 in August), thanks to Danny Carter, were well received. We can consider doing this on a more regular basis. -Bulky Trash Day 2025 at the Town Center, staffed by volunteers, with more free metal pickup, cost the Town less than $1,300 this year, versus over $12,000 last year! -And, for what we believe is the first time in Sorrento history, your property Tax bill may now be paid in 2 installments (first half due 9/30/25 and 2nd half due 3/31/26). 6) We have a volunteer Climate Resilience Committee. Thanks to them and help from Hancock County Planning Commission the Town has received one Community Action Grant, and they are applying for another CAG for the Town for the benefit of our Community Building. 7) Ocean Avenue! The extreme weather events of January 2024 (called the January Storms) necessitated Major repairs and reconstruction of 4 areas of Ocean Avenue. This work finally began this summer. Very good progress is being made thanks to Walsh Engineering, Whitcomb Construction, and oversight and help from Rick Knowlton. We are told that FEMA and MEMA have obligated the funding for this huge project. The Town has a line of credit to pay the bills and we expect 90% reimbursement, eventually. The Town is responsible for 10% of the total cost. We acknowledge that the residents of Fuller Road and part of West Shore Road have had to tolerate the daily very loud banging of boulders being unloaded at the sand/salt shed and then reloaded to be taken downtown. And all the residents who live along Ocean Avenue have had to listen to the very noisy daily work in progress. And we acknowledge that the increase in dump truck and other construction vehicle traffic on East Side and West Shore roads, and downtown, has been daunting all summer. Thank you All for your patience and forbearance. The project is progressing, looking good, and the end of this work is in sight! June - 2025 - Notes from the Chair Summer is here! One thing that means is More Traffic on our narrow roads. PLEASE drive mindfully! Just because the speed limit says 40 mph in many places, it really is OK to drive, say 35, or even 30 mph instead of 40. We have to share the roads with walkers and runners and bikers and strollers and dogs and children... so Please be careful out there. Thank You! On Monday, June 16th, we concluded Annual Town Meeting, which began with the municipal election on June 10th. Our Fire Chief and Road Commissioner Joey Clark was re-elected, and we elected a new Select Board member: Sue Macey. We thank Diana Gazis for her term on the Board. We passed a Budget for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. You can read the details elsewhere on the website. We plan to commit taxes early in August. Then, for the first time in our Town’s history our taxes will be due in 2 installments: half due Sept 30, 2025, and the other half due March 31, 2026. Of course you are welcome to pay it all in full in September! Our 2024-2025 fiscal year ends June 30th, and 2025-2026 begins July 1. Our Town Audits are (finally!) up to date and our Auditor, Jim Wadman, gave us a clean bill of health. He suggests getting the books from this year to him by the end of August and he can start the 2025 audit then. We have one Bulky Trash Day planned for this year: Saturday, August 9th from 8-3. We are trying something different this year: It will be held in the Town Center parking lot and you must Pay before disposal. There will be 2 Free Metal-Only Pickup Days this summer: Tuesday, July 15, and Tuesday August 5th. Please put Any Metal items at the end of your driveway by 8 a.m. This includes things as small as Clean soup can and as large as an Appliance. The full list of what Will and will Not be picked up will be Posted in the July Newsletter coming your way on July 1st. We understand that our Ocean Avenue repair work has been approved by FEMA (with the Walsh Engineering Plan) and the money is obligated and in the pipeline. We have a contractor Whitcomb, lined up to do the work, beginning in August. (Many thanks to Rick Knowlton for his help with All the above.) Also! The work on Ocean Avenue means parts of that road will be CLOSED. And that means CLOSED to Everyone except the working vehicles. No walking, running, biking or non-working vehicles may pass through. Please respect the signs that say Closed. This is for your Safety. Thank You! Meanwhile, may we all have a Good and Healthy Summer. Whether you are a seasonal visitor or get to live here year-round, Sorrento is a beautiful place to spend some time. April - 2025 - Notes from the Chair April is National Volunteer Month! And as you know, Sorrento functions better because of the kindness of our Many volunteers. We, the Select Board, are grateful for each one of them. Here below are the things that Volunteers do to help our little Town: - Serve on the Fire Department - Serve as Ballot Clerks and Election Warden - Serve on Town Committees: Budget, Planning Board, Comprehensive Plan, Community Building, Town Buildings, Shellfish, Roads Group, Harbor, Board of Appeals, Climate Resilience and SALT (Schoodic Area League of Towns). - Work at the Pollinator Meadow Project - Helped get the CB backroom ready for renovations - Built 1 and donated 2 Little Free Libraries - Helped with Eagle Scout project to build and give a games lending and food pantry shed to Town - Help with the municipal sewer system - Help with our FEMA needs - Organize and participate in Earth Day roadside cleanup - Organize and participate in Halloween Trunk or Treat - Organize and participate in Christmas cookie giveaway - Serve as local Health Officer - Host Friday morning coffee hour - Work on fundraising - Maintain town website And all of those who do receive regular town paychecks Also go above and beyond their hours and job descriptions to “do what needs to be done” for Sorrento. Thank You! January 10, 2025 Notes from the Chair: It is one year since sections of our Ocean Avenue were hit hard by the first of the January Storms! Since then we have contracted with Walsh Engineering to design the plan for Shoreland Stabilization, and we’ve been working with FEMA and MEMA (who have to approve everything so we can get 90% reimbursement after all the repairs and mitigation is done). Walsh is applying for the necessary permits this month and if you live within 1000 feet of Ocean Avenue you will soon receive a notice. Then the bidding process begins, and then the repair work can start (depending where we are in the queue with other Towns that also need work from available contractors). We appreciate that everyone is still driving mindfully on the one lane and damaged parts of Ocean Ave. and your patience will continue to be needed all spring/summer as this work progresses. In other Town news: our audits are getting done! The fiscal year 2023 (which ended June 30, 2023) is finally finished and a few copies are available for you to look at in the Town Office. Please do not take one home! Now our Auditor is working on FY 2024 (year ended June 30, 2024) and that will finally bring us up to date. This audit should be completed much faster because of TRIO. As you know, Annual Town Meeting begins with Town (municipal) elections. This year the election is scheduled for June 10, 2025, which is the same date as our State election. Nomination papers will be available from the Town Office by March 10, 2025 so you can run for office! Papers must be returned to the TO by April 9, 2025. This year we will be electing 1 Select Board member, Fire Chief, Road Commissioner, and Public Safety Officer. If you are interested in running for the Select Board, I encourage you to attend our twice monthly meetings (usually 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 7 pm, unless holidays, weather, or illness/injury intervenes). And you can always ask me what the job entails. I can tell you that it helps to really care about Sorrento, and you can make between 2 and 12 dollars per hour! (That depends on how much time you give to the job.) You will not get a designated parking space at the Town Center, nor at the Town Harbor parking lot (only the Clerk and the Harbormaster get those). At the very least the Select Board is responsible for all Town assets, and must be careful stewards of the taxpayers money. You will have to deal with all kinds of people and personalities, and most of them are friendly and appreciate the work we do. If it turns out you are the only one on the ballot for any office, please do Not assume that you will win! In a Municipal election write-in candidates do not have to declare their candidacy. Even if you do not want to run, registered voters can write you in, and you might win. If you want to run for office it is worth campaigning, to let the voters know who you are. Stay tuned for more good news coming soon! And may this New Year be a Healthy and Peaceful one for all of us in our little Town. May 15, 2024 , From where I sit this is a banner day! If you are reading this, you know our long awaited Town of Sorrento website has finally come to fruition! We had one hired consultant, Diana Zenzano, (mostly paid for by donations), and Hundreds of Hours of Volunteer Labor. Neither the consultant, nor the volunteers were available to work on the website consistently, so there were many long gaps, and it all took much longer than we had hoped, and it is still a work in progress. Nonetheless, here is what we have now. A Thousand Thanks to those who put in the most time: Ann Hoffner, Darla Crocker and Daphne Preuss. And thanks to Sam Younger, Wendy Worrell, Gianna Settin, Crosby Noyes, Matt Gurin, Rob Wilpan, Mike Gurtler and Marc Perry. And thanks for photos from: Trina Wellman, Lisa Heyward, Ted Preuss and Lucian Sharpe. Your generous volunteering is one of the many reasons I love Sorrento! And apologies if I forgot to mention someone. Please let me know. As of now, small changes can be made in-house. Bigger things, like taking credit card payments, will have to come about in Phase 2. If you want new content, or re-worded content, please write it up and email to: Webmaster@sorrentomaine.org for review, and the Select Board will consider the changes. Meanwhile, please enjoy your tour through the website for Our Town of Sorrento! Sincerely, Hilly Chair of the Sorrento Select Board

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OUR TOWN & RESOURCES >> HOSPITALS & MEDICAL CLINICS Hospitals & Medical Clinics Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital https://northernlighthealth.org/Our-System/Maine-Coast-Hospital 50 Union Street Ellsworth, Maine 04605 207-664-5311 888-645-8829 Northern Light Primary Care, Gouldsboro Eleanor Widener Dixon Memorial Clinic 37 Clinic Road Gouldsboro, Maine 04607 Phone: 207-963-4066 Fax: 207-963-7723 ConvenientMD Urgent Care https://convenientmd.com/locations/ellsworth-me-urgent-care/ 235 High Street Ellsworth, Maine 04605 207-412-5200 207-412-5201 Mount Desert Island Hospital https://www.mdihospital.org/ 10 Wayman Lane Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 207-288-5081

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RECREATION & FACILITIES >> GOLF COURSE Blink Bonnie Golf Links 89 East Side Road 207-422-3930 https://www.sorrentovia.org/golf Golf Course Operating on honor system or pay online below! Wednesdays at 4:00 PM: Twilight Scramble Fridays at 4:00 PM: Senior Flat Five Scramble (55+) Sundays at 10 AM: Scramble Established in 1916, Blink Bonnie is a rare jewel on the rugged Maine coast. This open, links-style, 9-hole walking course, with its manicured bentgrass greens and stunning views of Flanders Bay, is open to the public seven days a week. Alternate tee box locations offer golfers diverse nine-hole options, promising a unique golf experience with every outing. Daily Rates Mon-Friday $25 all-day, $15 after 5 pm Sat & Sun $30, $15 after 5 pm Pull carts $5 Greens Fees and Cart Rentals can NOW BE PAID ONLINE at https://www.sorrentovia.org/golf. We operate on the honor system. If you are unable to pay online, and when the golf shop is not open, please put cash or check in an envelope and put that through the mail slot.

TOWN GOVERNMENT >> TOWN OFFICE & DEPARTMENTS >> UTILITIES UTILITIES Water Sorrento has no municipal water supply. All locations are served either by a private well or by the Long Pond Water District, a separate public corporation. Long Pond Water Long Pond Water District supplies clean and safe drinking water from Long Pond, a spring-fed lake located in a nature preserve, to the towns of Sullivan and Sorrento, Maine. https://www.longpondwater.com/ 259 Punkinville Road North Sullivan, ME 04664 operator@longpondwater.com 207-422-3499 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 207-214-1829 Municipal Sewer The Town of Sorrento has a very small Municipal Sewer District that serves 15 customers in the downtown area. It was established in 1988 per order of the Maine DEP to bring these properties in compliance with the Clean Water Act.

TOWN GOVERNMENT >> PROPERTY TAXES Property Taxes Property taxes, also known as real estate taxes, are assessed and due every year. Taxes paid after the due date will be assessed an interest rate. Taxes unpaid after a determined amount of time after commitment will be subject to a property tax lien. If you are able, please pay your taxes in full as soon as possible after you get your bill. It helps the town avoid taking out a TAN (tax anticipation note) to pay our bills. Property Taxes Information Property Tax Exemption Application Forms Marc Perry - Assessor Tax Maps 2019 Tax Commitment Books Tax Abatement Application Anchor 1 Property Tax Exemption Application Forms Homestead Exemption The homestead exemption provides a reduction of up to $25,000 in the value of your home for property tax purposes. To qualify, you must be a permanent resident of Maine, the home must be your permanent residence, you must have owned a home in Maine for the twelve months prior to applying and an application must be filed on or before April 1 with the municipality where the property is located. The exemption applies to any residential property that is assessed as real property. For instance, a mobile home located on a rented lot may qualify for the exemption. Homestead Exemption Application (PDF) Homestead Exemption FAQs: https://www.maine.gov/revenue/faq/homestead-exemption-program Renewable Energy Investment Exemption This program exempts renewable energy equipment, such as solar panels, from property tax beginning April 1, 2020. Taxpayers must apply for credit by April 1st of the first year the exemption is requested. Renewable Energy Investment Exemption Application (PDF) Veteran Exemption - A veteran who served during a recognized war period and is 62 years or older; or, is receiving 100% disability as a Veteran; or, became 100% disabled while serving, is eligible for $6,000. Veteran Exemption Application (PDF) Flowchart of Veteran's Exemption Qualifications (PDF) In 2022, the Maine Legislature enacted an expanded benefit for veterans through the Property Tax Fairness credit. While this benefit is based on the property tax paid by veterans, the benefit is administered through the individual income tax. For more information, see the Property Tax Fairness credit. Paraplegic Veteran - A veteran who received a federal grant for a specially adapted housing unit may receive $50,000. Veteran Exemption Application (PDF) Blind Exemption - An individual who is determined to be legally blind receives $4,000. Blind Exemption Application (PDF) Business Equipment Tax Exemption - 36 M.R.S. §§ 691 - 700-B . More Information Partial exemptions must be adjusted by the municipality's certified assessment ratio. All of the above exemptions require completion of an application to the local town office where the property is located. Exemption claims may require additional information to support the claim for exemption, and must be delivered to the Assessor's office no later than April 1. Marc A. Perry, Assessor A true Mainer, Marc has been a licensed Certified Maine Assessor (CMA #814) since 2008 and a practicing Realtor in the Mount Desert Island (MDI), Ellsworth and Downeast Maine real estate markets since 2001. He is the sole owner of Downeast Assessing and Real Estate Services, Downeast Revaluation Services dba Downeast Reval and Owner/Designated Broker of Schoodic Realty. Marc says, “My real estate experience affords me another perspective to better understanding market value, market trends and property information/data collection, which makes me a more effective Assessor.” Marc is a graduate of University of South Florida in Tampa (1992) with a degree in Criminal Justice having worked for U.S. Customs Service (Enforcement) as well as U.S. Attorney Office (Tampa), before finding his way into telecommunication sales as a commercial account executive and ultimately real estate sales and assessing. Marc lives in Lamoine with his daughter Lucille “Lucy” and enjoys hiking & mountain biking around Acadia National Park as well as camping, kayaking, golfing, tennis & home renovation projects whenever time permits. Marc says, “I always welcome the opportunity to discuss real estate and assessing rules, laws, trends, practices and principles to any property owner at any time who may have questions or concerns about any of it as well as taking the time to explain to anyone, ‘how it all works’.” Marc Perry - Assessor downeastassessing@gmail.com (207) 460-9949 Applications & Forms Assessor’s Notice GIS, Parcel & Tax Maps Personal Property Taxes Business Personal Property Taxes are levied against all furniture, fixtures, computers, software, machinery and equipment of business assets. The tax rate is the same rate as applied to taxable real estate. Real Estate Taxes Property Tax Bills Tax Relief State Property Tax Deferral: https://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/tax-relief-credits-programs/property-tax-relief-programs/deferral-program Homestead Exemption Program: https://www.maine.gov/revenue/faq/homestead-exemption-program Property Tax Exemptions: https://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/tax-relief-credits-programs/property-tax-relief-programs/property-tax-exemptions Revaluations Reavaluations - Understanding the process & the myths https://www.maine.gov/revenue/sites/maine.gov.revenue/files/inline-files/revalbrochure.pdf TAX COMMITMENT BOOKS 2025 Tax Commitment Book 2024 Tax Commitment Book 2023 Tax Commitment Book 2022 Tax Commitment Book 2021 Tax Commitment Book 2020 Tax Commitment Book 2019 Tax Commitment Book 2018 Tax Commitment Book