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Penobscot Town Contact Information•Municipal Information
Penobscot by the Numbers•Education Emergency & Public Services •Recreation Penobscot Town Map Note: This file is in PDF format and require Adobe® Reader® software to load. For more information or to download Adobe® Reader® please visit www.adobe.com. Town Contact Information Town of Penobscot, Municipal Information Town Description Penobscot is a small town with classic rural character and a tiny village area. Its 18 miles of shoreline are along the Bagaduce and Penobscot rivers. The town supports a K-8 elementary school, several churches and a nursing home—the town’s largest single employer. Settled after the French and Indian War and incorporated in 1787, Penobscot was established as a farming community by families with names such as Perkins, Hutchins and Wardwell. Brick production became a significant economic factor in 1807 because of the adaptability of the local clay soil. Leftover bricks can still be seen lining the shore in some parts of town. Shipping, gristmills, knitting mills, peat bogs, ice harvesting, wood fuel and lumber completed the basis for the cyclical, rural-based economy. Town Officials Selectmen Tax Information Property assessed: real estate and some personal property tax on commercial equipment. Tax bills are mailed on July 1 and are due when received. Discount of 2 percent if paid first 30 days. Interest on unpaid bills is 7 percent annually. Rules determined by the state are used to determine property value. Exemptions: homestead and war veterans over the age of 62. If you want to appeal: fill out proper request papers, which may be obtained at the town office, and return them at a selectmen’s meeting, every Tue., at 7 p.m. Tax is calculated: property value times the mill rate. Town Ordinances Land use regulation, flood plain, shellfish and wind tower. Permits Building, earth moving, road building. They can be obtained at the town office or town CEO and at planning board meetings held first Tue. at 7 p.m. Post Office Penobscot 04476 Penobscot by the Numbers Geographic Profile Total area: 30,737 (48.03 sq. mi.) Population 1990: 1,131 Education Education Contact Numbers Union 93 Penobscot Community School School Board Enrollment numbers (10/08) FOR ALL EMERGENCIES— Fire Department To report a fire: 911 Non-emergency numbers: Cemeteries Approx. 60; Bay is the only public cemetery. Trash & Recycling Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, telephone books, colored paper, junk mail, envelopes with windows, corrugated cardboard, plastic (#1 and #2), tin, aluminum and glass. Transfer Station hours: Tue., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Stickers required; available at transfer station. Public Restrooms No information available. Recreation Public Landings Northern Bay, partial tidal launching, fresh water, Wight Pond. Walking Trails Starr Virginia Lampson Preserve, Rt. 199; Weinland Natural Area, trails, Gray Ridge Rd. |
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