Town Contact Information
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Town of Brooksville, 1 Town House Rd., Brooksville, ME 04617
Telephone: 326-4518 Fax: 326-8039
Tax Collector/Town Clerk: Mon., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.;
Wed., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Thu., 6-8 p.m.
Selectmen in office: Wed., 9-11 a.m.
Selectmen meet every other Thu., 7 p.m., town office.
Municipal Information
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Town Description
With 53 miles of coastline, Brooksville is
well-known for boating and kayaking along
the Bagaduce River. Also an attraction is
the pristine beauty of Holbrook Island
Sanctuary, a nature preserve that is part of
the state’s parks system. Buck’s Harbor is a
yachting center for the area. The last handbuilt
home of back-to-the-land pioneers,
Scott and Helen Nearing, is located here,
operated as The Good Life Center.
The town was once five distinct villages,
each with post office, school, church and
store. Its economy has been variously driven
by farming, fishing, copper mining on
Cape Rosier, a granite quarry, saw mills,
grist mills and tourism. While no longer
arriving by steamboat, tourists continue to
play a role in the local economy, as does
shoreland property development.
Town Officials
Selectmen
Darrell Fowler 326-4518
Richard Bakeman 326-4518
John Gray 326-4518
Registrar of Voters and Town Clerk
Amber Bakeman 326-4518
Treasurer
Freida Peasley 326-4518
Office Assistant
Gayle Clifford 326-8824
Tax Collector
Joanne Van der Ebb 326-4518
Animal Control Officer
Robert Gross 469-3969
Board of Appeals
Basil Ladd 326-4704
Jean McConnell 326-4923
James Littlefield 359-8521
Horace Snow 326-8217
Darrell Fowler, Alt. 326-8769
Brooksville Community Center Commission
Betsy Jones, Chm. 326-8296
Philip Wessel, Treasurer
Laura Hale, Dean Cousins, Gleason Allen, Rhoda Clifford, Molly Varnum, Diane Harmon, Bobby Herrick
Budget Committee
James Littlefield, Chm. 326-4645
Ann Ebeling, Robert Tredwell, Basil Ladd, James Littlefield, Earl Clifford Jr., David Ludlow, Matthew Freedman, Ruth Robinson, Ralph Chapman
Code Enforcement Officer and Plumbing Inspector
Lewis Hutchins 326-4518
Planning Board
Meets 1st Tue., 7-9 p.m., town office.
Donald Condon, Chm. 326-4333
Gerald Gray 326-0583
Denis Blodgett 326-8008
Christopher Raphael 326-4341
Philip Wessel 326-8710
Phil Friend, Alt. 326-8309
Road Commissioner
Mark Blake 326-8736
Sealer of Weights & Measure
Horace Wardwell 359-8953
Assessor's Agent
RJD Appraisal 326-4518
Harbor Committee
Sarah Cox, Chm. & Harbormaster
326-9622
John Gray, Selectmen Advisor 326-8229
Chris Bates 326-9633
Donald Condon 326-4333
Bob Vaughan 326-4210
Ed Black 326-4816
Marcia Chapman 326-8537
Paul Venno 326-4728
Dir. Emergency Management
Matt Dow 326-4904
Tax Information
Types of properties assessed and subject
to tax are real estate and personal property.
Bills mailed late July and due Oct. 31.
Interest rate on unpaid bills: 11 percent,
charged after Oct. 31.
Rules used to determine property value:
presently based on valuations. Tax exemptions:
churches, benevolent organizations,
town property.
How tax is calculated: Mill rate is subject
to change each year.
Town Ordinances
Flood plain, shoreland zoning, subdivision,
harbor ordinance, entrance on roads
and barking dogs.
Permits
Plumbing, septic, shoreland.
Post Offices
Brooksville 04617
Mon.-Fri., lobby, 7 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; window 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 2-4:15 p.m.; Sat., lobby, 7-11 a.m. and window, 8:30 -10:30 a.m.
326-4873
Brooksville by the Numbers
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Geographic Profile
Total area: 21,631 (33.8 sq. mi.)
Land: 21,631 acres
Bog: 0
Flood: 424 acres
Inland water: 506 acres
Shoreline: 53.75 miles
Population
1990: 760
2000: 911
Education
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Education Contact Numbers
Union 93
20 Hinckley Ridge Rd., Blue Hill
P. O. Box 630
Arthur Wittine, Superintendent 374-9927
fax 374-2951
Brooksville Elementary School
1527 Coastal Road
Corinne Pert, Prin. 326-8500
fax 326-9195
ccpert@brooksvilleschool.org
School Board
Charles Tarr, chm. 359-9469
Helen Condon 326-9750
Brad Jones 326-8296
Jennifer Chase 326-8751
Margaret Fowler 326-4170
Enrollment numbers (12/05)
K-8 77
Grades 9-12 35
Emergency & Public Services
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FOR ALL EMERGENCIES
FIRE, AMBULANCE & POLICE CALL 911.
Fire Department
To report a fire: 911
Hancock County
Regional Communication Center,
non-emergency 667-8866
Non-emergency numbers:
Fire House (non-emergency) 326-4904
Matt Dow, Fire Chief 326-4904
Call Fire Chief for fire permits
MEDICAL SERVICES
Non-emergency numbers:
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (Blue Hill)
374-2836
Bucksport Regional Health Center
(Bucksport) 469-7371
Castine Community Health Services
(Castine) 326-4348
Island Medical Center (Stonington)
367-2311
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital
(Ellsworth) 667-5311
MedNow Clinic (Ellsworth) 667-4655
POLICE
Non-emergency numbers:
Hancock County Sheriff's Department
667-7576
State Police Information
1-800-432-7381
PUBLIC SERVICES
The Next Step Domestic Abuse Hotline
1-800-315-5579/667-4606
Poison Control Center 1-800-442-6305
Winter Road Information 511
Cemeteries
Bells, Edgewood, Evergreen, Hillside, Lakeview, Mount Rest, West Brooksville Church
Trash & Recycling
Blue Hill/Surry Transfer Station, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. See listing under Blue Hill. 374-5458
Public Restrooms
No information available.
Recreation
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Walking Trails
Holbrook Island Sanctuary 326-4012
Managed by The Conservancy Trust of
Brooksville, Castine and Penobscot, maps
will be available for the following areas:
Bagaduce Ferry Landing, W. Brooksville;
Snow Natural Area, N. Brooksville.
Public Landings
Buck's Harbor, South Brooksville