Name: Cumberland Town Council Meeting
Start: 2026-01-12
Location: Cumberland

Attendees

✓ Councilor Douglass (Councilor)

✓ Councilor Filson (Councilor)

✓ Councilor Magoun (Councilor)

✓ Councilor Michalak (Councilor)

✓ Councilor Thorsson (Councilor)

✓ Councilor Vail (Councilor)

✓ Councilor Edes (Councilor)

✓ Present: 7/7

Decisions

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#I

Approval of December 8, 2025 meeting minutes

#II

Report from the Town Manager

#26-001

Proposal to amend subdivisions and definitions to explicitly only allow conservation subdivisions

#26-002

Proposal to amend dog control ordinance at Val Halla

#26-003

Proposal to update personnel ordinance

#26-004

Authorization to accept payment for delinquent taxes on property identified as Tax Map R08, Lot 64

#26-005

Authorization to accept payment for delinquent taxes on property identified as Tax Map U14, Lot 48

3 speakers

Shirley Storey-King · Topic: Cumberland/North Yarmouth Joint Standing Committee and Central Maine Power

Comment on the committee meeting and suggestion for CMP to communicate with the Town Council

Bill Young · Topic: Finance Committee meetings and proposed budget increase

Comment on the proposed budget increase and concerns about the impact on the community

Doug Brown · Topic: Amendments to Chapter 17 (Animal Control), Section 3 (Dogs at Large)

Comment on the proposed amendment to the dog control ordinance at Val Halla