Town Contact Information
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Town of Sedgwick,
P.O. Box 40, Sedgwick, ME 04676
Telephone: 359-2275 Fax: 359-2342
719 N. Sedgwick Rd.,
e-mail: selectmen@sedgwickmaine.org
Web site: www.sedgwickmaine.org
Selectmen meet: Thu., 6:30 p.m. at town office; Tue., 3:30-5 p.m., when posted.
Town Clerk hours:
At home: Tue. and Wed., 7-8:30 p.m.
At town office: Wed., 1:30-6 p.m.
and Thu., 2:30-7 p.m.
Tax Collector in Town Office:
Tue. and Wed., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
and Thurs., 12-7 p.m.

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Municipal Information
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Town Description

Sedgwick is home both to the oldest town house in continuous use in Maine, where the annual town meeting is held to this day, and to what is arguably one of the most well-photographed views in the state. Caterpillar Hill affords a sweeping vista across blueberry barrens to Penobscot Bay and Camden in the west, south to Isle au Haut, and east to Jericho Bay.

Settled in 1763 and incorporated in 1789, Sedgwick became home to shipbuilding operations, a canning factory, a silver mine and even a bowling alley. Ice cut from Walker Pond made it to places as far away as India. The town is home to an old-fashioned clapboard mill and several children’s camps on Walker Pond.

Town Officials

First Selectman
Nelson Grindal 359-8304
Second Selectman
Colby Pert 326-4412
Third Selectman
Victor Smith 359-4442
Town Clerk, Registrar of Voters, Treasurer
Cynthia Reilly 326-9012
Tax Collector
Belinda Pert 359-2275
Selectmen’s Assistant
Barbara Grindle 359-2275
Board of Appeals
Dorrance Sexton 359-2083
Fred Marston 359-8958
Pam Johnson 359-4487
Danny Weed 359-0902
Phil Urban 359-4626
Toby Woodward, alt.
Civil Emergency Prep. Officer
Royce Varnum 359-8918
Code Enforcement Officer
Duane Ford 781-5290; 831-6676, cell
Marine Resources Committee
David Simmons, Chm. 359-2314
John Dunbar 359-8873
Tom Reilly 326-9012
Dr. Dennis Desilvey 359-8495
Planning Board
Palmer Little, Chm. 359-4467
Jim Wood, Alt. 359-8917
John Allen 359-2516
David Webb 359-8375
Sylvia Wardwell 359-8953
Michael Rossney 359-2486
Plumbing Inspector
Lewis Hutchins 460-9164
Road Commissioner
Paul Carter 359-4493
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Horace Wardwell 359-8953
Health Officer
Dr. Dennis Desilvey 359-8495
Animal Control Officer
Deborah Ciomei 359-5556

Tax Information

Types of properties assessed and subject to taxes: land, buildings and personal property.

Bills are mailed around Aug. 1 and are due by Oct. 31, to avoid interest. Interest on unpaid bills: 7 percent.

Tax exemptions: homestead, blind, veterans, widowed veterans.

To appeal assessment: see selectmen.
Mill rate changes yearly, not yet known for 2010.

To calculate tax: mill rate multiplied by valuation.

Town Ordinances

Shoreland zoning, subdivision, flood plain, site plan, harbor, addressing.

Permits

Building notification form; plumbing; shoreland zoning; subdivision; change of use; available at the town office or CEO.

Post Offices

Sedgwick 04676
Mon.-Fri., lobby, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
window, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:30-3:45 p.m.; Sat., lobby, 7:30-11:30 a.m.;
window, 7:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
359-2009

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Sedgwick by the Numbers
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Geographic Profile

Total area: 17,676 acres (27.62 sq. mi.)
Land: 17,420 acres
Bog: 187 (est.)
Flood: 132 acres
Inland water: 256 acres
Shoreline: 16.75 miles

Population

1990: 905
2000: 1,102

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Education
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Education Contact Numbers

Union 76
9 Caterpillar Hill Rd., Sargentville
Robert Webster, Supt. 359-8400
fax 359-8451
schoolunion76@gmail.com

Sedgwick Elementary School
Donald Buckingham, prin. 359-5002
fax 359-5071
dbuckingham@msln.net

School Board
Angela Grindal 359-8354
Clare Grindal 359-8304
Michael Sheahan
Ashley Pesek 359-4947
Michele Levesque 359-2486
Meets third Tue. of month, 6 p.m., at Sedgwick Elementary School.

Enrollment numbers (12/09)
K-8 100
Grades 9-12 51

Peninsula Montessori
274 Sedgwick Ridge Rd.
E. Marsh, Dir. 359-4614

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Emergency & Public Services
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FOR ALL EMERGENCIES—
FIRE, AMBULANCE & POLICE— CALL 911.

Fire Department

To report a fire: 911

Non-emergency numbers:
Fire House 359-8822
David Carter, Fire Chief 359-8997
Fire permits are obtained from Dennis Robertson, Eggemoggin Country Store
359-2125

Cemeteries

Camp Stream, Carter Point, Forest Home, Oak Hill, Pine Grove, Rural, Settlers Rest.

Trash & Recycling

Blue Hill/Surry Transfer Station, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., daily. See listing under Blue Hill.

Public Restrooms

At town office, when open.

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Recreation
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Public Landings

Tidal: Benjamin River at Sedgwick town dock, Billings Cove, 2 at Carter Point, Eggemoggin Reach at Sargentville beach, Steamboat Landing. Fresh water: Frost Pond and Black Pond (hand carry). Bagaduce River: near Camp Stream bridge on Graytown Rd., Walker Pond.

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