An Act To Amend the Charter of the Buckfield Village Corporation
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1525
Committee: State and Local Government

Legislative Document 
No. 1525 
H.P. 1075 
House of Representatives, December 21, 2009 
An Act To Amend the Charter of the Buckfield Village Corporation 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 17, 2009. Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presen ted by Representative HAYES of Buckfield. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People ofthe State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Territory. The inhabitants of and the territory within that part of the Town 
of Buckfield described as follows constitute a standard district under the name of the 
Buckfield Village Water District, referred to in this Act as "the district," for the purpose 
of supplying the district and the inhabitants of the district with pure water for domestic, 
commercial, sanitary, industrial, agricultural and municipal purposes: Tax Map 6, Lot 1, 
Parcel 14; Lot 2, Parcels 1 and 2; Lot 3, Parcels 3,5,27,27.1,28,31,32,35 and 35.1; 
Lot 4, Parcels 1, 2 and 3; Tax Map 7, Lot 4, Parcels 11, 12 and 21; Tax Map 12, Lot I, 
Parcels 1,2,2.1,3,3.1,4,4.1,4.2,5,6,7,8,9,9.1,11,12,13,14, 15, 16, 17 and 2A; Lot 
2, Parcels 2,5,6,7,7.1,8,9,9.1 and 9.2; Lot 3, Parcels 2, 4,5,6.1,6.10,6.11,6.12, 
6.13,6.14,6.2,6.3,6.4,6.5,6.6,6.7,6.8 and 6.9; Lot 4, Parcels 3,3.2,6,7 and 8; Lot 8, 
Parcels 6.1,7,8,9,10,12,14,15,16,17,18,18.1,18.3,20 and 8A; Lot 9, Parcels 1, l.l, 
1.2,1.3,1.6,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 11; Lot 10, Parcels 1 and IB; all of Tax Map 13; and all 
of Tax Map 14. 
Sec. 2. Powers; authority; duties. The district has all the powers and authority 
and is subject to all the requirements and restrictions provided in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 64·, except as otherwise provided in this Act. 
Sec. 3. 
Additional powers. The district is authorized to provide service to 
customers in the Town of Buckfield outside the territory described in section 1. 
Sec. 4. Power to take. water. The district is authorized to take, to hold and to 
convey within the Town of Buckfield and from any part of the town water from any 
surface water or groundwater source within the town. 
Sec. 5. Number of trustees. All of the affairs of the district are managed by a 
board of trustees composed of 3 members, 2 of whom shall serve 3-year terms, must 
reside within the territory of the district and are elected by a plurality vote at the annual 
meeting of the district. One member is appointed by the selectpersons of the Town of 
Buckfield for a one-year term and must be a resident of the Town of Buckfield. 
Sec. 6. Vacancy. When the term of office of an elected trustee expires, the 
trustee's successor must be elected by a plurality vote by the inhabitants of the district. 
The trustee elected serves the full term of 3 years. If a vacancy arises in the elected 
membership of the board of trustees, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term by 
a special election to be called by the trustees, upon 24 days' notice. If a vacancy arises in 
the appointed membership of the board of trustees, the selectpersons of the Town of 
Buckfield shall make an appointment for the unexpired term within 60 days. 
Sec. 7. P&SL 1887, c. 58, as amended by P&SL 2001, c. 26, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. 8. P&SL 1887, c. 82 is repealed. 
Sec. 9. P&SL 1891, c. 67 is repealed. 
Sec. 10. P&SL 1899, c. 145 is repealed. 
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Sec. 11. P&SL 1901, c. 362 is repealed. 
Sec. 12. P&SL 1903, c. 267 is repealed. 
Sec. 13. P&SL 1905, c. 216 is repealed. 
Sec. 14. P&SL 1907, c. 229 is repealed. 
Sec. 15. P&SL 1927, c. 15, as amended by P&SL 1961, c. 76, is repealed. 
Sec. 16. Transition; assessors in office. Assessors of the Buckfield Village 
Corporation in office on the effective date of this Act may continue in office for the 
remainder of their terms. When the term of office of an assessor expires, that assessor's 
successor trustee must be elected in accordance with this Act. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the charter of the Buckfield Village Corporation by amending the 
corporation's ,territory, changing how the corporation is managed from a board of 
assessors to trustees and giving the corporation the authority to operate as a water district 
The bill also repeals charters that give the corporation conflicting powers and duties.