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Stonington Town Contact Information•Municipal Information
Stonington by the Numbers•Education Emergency & Public Services •Recreation Stonington 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 Stonington, P. O. Box 9, Stonington, ME 04681 Municipal Information Town Description Stonington bustles in the warm-weather
months and naps in the winter before
tourists and seasonal residents arrive.
During its boom years as a granite quarry
town, Stonington’s population soared to
approximately 5,000. Abandoned quarries
dot the village, identifiable by the straight
lines of the stone and visible drill marks.
The quarries were closed by the 1960s
when concrete replaced granite blocks in
the building industry, and tourism and
fishing dominated the town’s economy.
In the 1980s and ’90s, fishing was king
with sea urchins, ground fish, and shrimp
bringing fishermen from around New
England to the harbor and the town fish
pier. Today, lobsters remain the only
viable fishery. The town is emerging as a
center for fisheries rejuvenation, including
a lobster hatchery. Town Officials Town Manager, Treas. & Tax Collector, Tax Information Types of properties assessed and subject
to tax: land, buildings, personal, business.
Bills are mailed in July and due Aug. 31.
The interest rate for unpaid bills: different
every year. Town Ordinances Shoreland zoning, flood plain, building permit, site plan review, subdivision, special amusement permit, noise control, solid waste control and flow control, harbor and waters, regulation of sewer use, shellfish. Permits Permits needed are: transfer station permit; burn permit; recreational and commercial clam harvesting license; plumbing; building; site plan review; subdivision; special amusement; dog licensing; fish pier use/parking permit; mooring permit. All are available by contacting town office. Post Offices Stonington 04681 Stonington by the Numbers Geographic Profile Total area: 5,482 acres ( 8.57 sq. mi.) Population 1990: 1,252 Union 76 Emergency & Public Services FOR ALL EMERGENCIES— Non-emergency numbers
Fire House, non-emergency 367-5137
David Thompson, Fire Chief 367-2650
Meets first Sun. of month, 6 p.m. at the fire
house. Cemeteries Evergreen, Forest Hill, Frink, Greenwood, Judkins, Knowlton, Woodlawn, Weedfield. Trash & Recycling Hours: Daily 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed all legal holidays. All vehicles must have sticker and loads must be separated prior to using transfer station. Tin, aluminum cans, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, glass bottles and jars, boxboard paper, #2 plastic without caps are all accepted for recycling. Refrigerators are $10, demolition disposal is 10 cents per pound, asphalt shingles 5 cents per pound. Tom Brophy, Manager 367-5996 Public Landings Hagen Dock, Colwell Ramp, Deer Island Thorofare Walking Trails Holt Pond Preserve, off Airport Rd.; Crockett’s Cove Woods, off Whitman Rd.; Settlement Quarry Preserve, off Oceanville Rd. Public Restrooms Two at Hagen Dock, 24 hours, summer. Town office, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. |
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