Town of Raymond, Maine

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Town of Raymond

Notice of State Referendum Election

November 2, 2021

Voting Place:  Jordan Small Middle School 

Voting Place Location:  423 Webbs Mills Rd, Raymond  ME  04071

Polls Open at 7:00 A.M.                Polls Close at 8:00 P.M.

Absentee Ballot Processing:

Monday, November 1^st at the Town Office beginning at 10am

Tuesday, November 2^nd by the Warden at the Polls at 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm

State Questions To Be Voted On:

Question 1 – Citizen Initiative

Do you want to ban the construction of high-impact electric transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region and to require the Legislature to approve all other such projects anywhere in Maine, both retroactively to 2020, and to require the Legislature, retroactively to 2014, to approve by a two-thirds vote such projects using public land?

Question 2 – Bond Issue

Do you favor a $100,000,000 bond issue to build or improve roads, bridges, railroads, airports, transit facilities and ports and make other transportation investments, to be used to leverage an estimated $253,000,000 in federal and other funds?

Question 3 – Constitutional Amendment

Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to declare that all individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being?

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Employment Opportunities In the Town of Raymond: 

Fire Fighter / Paramedic - Ad - Job Description

Administrative Assistant for Assessing, Town Manager, and Public Works - Ad - Job Description

Videographer - Job Description

Application

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of the Town of Raymond!  The current Comprensive Plan was implemented in 2004 and it is time to review and update it.

From the Vision Statement:

We seek a fair and just community where all citizens have equal rights, where people want to raise families, where children can receive an excellent education and later return to their lives, where our elders are respected and cared for, where people feel safe and happy, where our air, water, land, habitat, and other natural resources are protected, where access to resources and public services will meet the needs of our citizens in a fiscally responsible manner, and where future generations will want to return.

If you are interested please fill out the Volunteer Application and return it to the Town Clerk via email at sue.look@raymondmaine.org or via mail to 401 Webbs Mills Rd, Raymond  ME  04071, or drop it off at the Town Office.

2004 Comprehensive Plan