An Act To Authorize the Annexation of a P0l1ion of Redington Township in Franklin County to the Town of Carrabassett Valley
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0741
Committee Amendment CA_A_S252 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 288, L.D. 741, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize the Annexation of a P0l1ion of Redington Township in Franklin County to the 
Town of Carrabassett Valley" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and SUbstituting the following: 
'An Act To Authorize the Annexation of Redington Township in Franklin County to 
the Town of Carra bassett Valley' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 9 in 
L.D.) 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines II to 17 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Redington Township, Township Tl R2, West of Bingham's 
Kennebec Purchase annexed to the Town of Carrabasset Valley. The 
unorganized territory consisting of Redington Township, Township T1 R2, West of 
Bingham's Kennebec Purchase in Franklin County is annexed to the Town of Carrabassett 
Valley.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Tax assessment. The responsibility for property tax assessment for 
former Redington Township for tax year 2010 is the responsibility of the Town of 
Carrabasset Valley.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 and 6 (page I, lines 30 to 39 and page 
2, lines 1 to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. 
Expedited permitting. 
The annexed· land of Redington Township, 
Township T1 R2, must be included in the expedited permitting area defined in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3451, subsection 3. 
Sec. 6. Referendum; effective date; certificate to Secretary of State. There 
are no legal voters in Redington Township, Township T1 R2. 
This Act must be 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ii" to S.P. 288, L.D. 741 
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submitted by October 1,2010 to the legal voters in the Town of Cartabassett Valley at a 
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town referendum for the purposes of voting on the annexation described in section 1 of 
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this Act. The referendum must be held according to the provisions in the Maine Revised" 
Statutes, Title 30-A, section 2528, including but not limited to appropriate notice, filing 
of the question with the clerk, absentee ballots and holding a public hearing. If the 
referendum fails, it may not be submitted again to the voters under the provisions of this 
Act. 
The subject matter of this Act is reduced to the following question: 
"Do you favor annexation by the Town of Carrabassett Valley of Redington 
Township, Township Tl R2, West of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase in Franklin 
County?" 
The municipal officers of the town shall declare the result of the vote and the town 
clerk shall file due certificates of the vote with the Secretary of State within 10 days of 
the date of the vote. 
This Act takes effect for all purposes immediately upon its 
acceptance by a majority of the legal voters in the Town of Carra bassett Valley.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nOnconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the pommittee, authorizes the 
annexation by the Town of Carrabassett Valley of the whole of Redington Township, 
Township Tl R2, West of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase in Franklin County, rather than 
a portion of the township. It clarifies that the responsibility for property tax assessment 
will be the responsibility of the Town of Carrabasset Valley beginning in tax year 2010. 
It clarifies that a referendum to approve the annexation is required rather than a 
referendum at a town meeting. The referendum must take place before October 1,2010. 
The amendment also strikes the emergency preamble and clause and changes the title. 
FISCAL :\OTE HE<JLlI{ED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD741 
LR 1628(02) 
An Act To Authorize the Annexation of a Portion of Redington Township in Franklin County to the 
Town of Carrabassett Valley 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment it" 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill may increase Other Special Revenue Funds costs to the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund 
if the State is required to pay any outstanding indebtedness at the time of annexation. 
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