Town Clerk’s report (calendar year 2017)
Births, 28
Deaths, 65 total:
Blue Hill residents, 38
Nonresidents, 27
Marriages, 24
Registered voters (November 2018)
2,500 total registered voters
1,096 Democrats
607 Republicans
95 Green Independent Party
4 Libertarians
695 not enrolled in any party
Tax Collector’s report
Outstanding real estate taxes as of December 31, 2017
Real estate, $344,973.83
Personal property, $3,153.82
Outstanding 2016 real estate taxes
Real estate, $3,362.88
Personal property, $488.90
2017 liens recorded, $109,316.19
Budgeted expenditures for town officials (2018)
Selectmen (hourly rate): $12 per hour
Selectmen salaries and wage benefits: $45,000
General government budget: $247,424
Blue Hill Fire Department: $76,000
Code enforcement/plumbing inspector account: $36,800
Planning board: $2,500
Animal control officer: $3,000
Law enforcement activities (including constable): $10,000
Harbormaster and clam warden: $27,600
Recreational activities: $43,000
County tax: $309,918
Actual expenditures for town officials (2017)
Selectmen (hourly rate): $12 per hour
Selectmen salaries and wage benefits:
- Appropriated: $45,000
- Expended: $32,348.92
(including $39,306.16 in salaries and wages and $3,242.76 in FICA/Medicare, minus a $10,200.00 transfer station adjustment)
General government:
- Appropriated: $212,424.00 (including office staff wages)
- Expended (office staff wages): $129,337.33
Blue Hill Fire Department:
- Appropriated: $70,000 (including salaries and wages)
- Expended (salaries and wages): $16,427.75
(including fire chief, $4,000.00; assistant fire chief, $1,300.00; and firefighters wages, $11,127.75)
Code enforcement/plumbing inspector:
- Appropriated (including salaries): $34,000.00
- Expended (salaries): $28,735.75
Planning board secretarial expense:
- Appropriated (including secretarial expense): $3,300.00
- Expended (secretarial expense): $3,018.80
Animal control officer:
- Appropriated: $3,000.00 (including salaries)
- Expended (salaries): $1,330.00
Law enforcement activities:
- Appropriated: $10,000.00 (including $2,000.00 for constable wages)
- Expended (constable wages): $500.00
Harbor master and clam warden (Marine Resources):
- Appropriated $22,000.00 (including salaries)
- Expended (salaries): $11,233.54
Recreational activities:
- Appropriated: $35,000.00 (including salaries and wages)
- Expended (salaries and wages): $14,448.95
(including $6,800.00 for recreation director and $7,648.95 in wages)
County tax:
- Appropriated: $292,578.00
- Expended $292,577.34
George Stephens Academy
George Stevens Academy budget components, 2018-2019
Administration
$798,987
Physical plant
$553,305
Student programs
Academics: $2,260,602
Student support services: $233,187
Extra-curricular: $358,197
Total student programs: $2,618,799
George Stevens Academy, 2018-2019 enrollment
Town 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade
Blue Hill 27 29 34 29
Sedgwick 16 9 9 6
Penobscot 5 5 5 5
Brooksville 10 9 3 5
Brooklin 5 11 3 5
Surry 3 10 6 4
Castine 6 4 3 1
Hancock 0 0 1 0
Otis 0 0 0 2
Deer Isle 1 1 0 0
Ellsworth 1 0 0 0
Orland 3 4 2 5
Fletchers Landing 1 0 0 0
Cranberry Isles 1 0 0 0
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