Acreage: 34,699
Sq. Mi.: Land 51.6 Water 4.9
Municipal Building: 50 Main Street, P.O. Drawer X, Bucksport 04416; Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 469-7368, fax 469-7369; bucksportmaine.gov, e-mail [email protected]
Town Government: Mayor, Town Manager, Town Council (7)
Mayor: David Keene 469-7368
Interim Town Manager: Susan Lessard 469-7368
Town Clerk: Kathy L. Downes 469-7368
Treasurer: Susan Lessard 469-7368
Tax Collector: Susan Lessard 469-7368
Finance Director: Susan Lessard 469-7368
Assessor: James E. Fitzgerald 469-7368
Registrar of Voters: Kathy L. Downes 469-7368
Economic Development: Richard T. Rotella 469-7368
Emergency Management: Susan Lessard/Craig Bowden 469-7368/469-7660
Welfare Director: Susan Lessard 469-7368
Public Works: Jay Lanpher 469-6680
Parks & Recreation: Nick Tymoczko 469-3518
Road Commissioner: Jay Lanpher 944-1036
Code Enforcement: Jeffrey Hammond 469-7368
Building/Plumbing Inspector: Jeffrey Hammond 469-7368
Water Supt.: David Michaud 469-6288
Sanitation Supt.: David Michaud 469-6288
Police Chief: Sean Geagan 469-7951
Dir. of Emergency Services: Craig Bowden 469-7951
Fire Chief: Craig Bowden 469-7660
Animal Control Officer: Daniel Joy 469-7951
Health Officer: Valerie Sulya 469-2436
Harbor Master: Nick Tymoczko 469-7951
Supt. of Schools: James S. Boothby 469-7311
School Board (8): RSU 25 Chr. David Burgess
Planning Board (7): Chr. Brian MacDonald 469-7368; meets first Tues. each month
Appeals Board (5): Chr. Emery Deabay 469-6525; meets as needed
Assessment Review (4): Chr.Candice Spalding; meets as needed
House Dist. 130 — Rep. Richard H. Campbell (R)
Senate Dist. 8 — Sen. Kimberley Rosen (R)
County Commissioner Dist. 2 — Percy L. Brown Jr. (R)
Zoning: Land use and site plan ordinance; implemented 1993; last amended 2016
Comprehensive Plan: 2013
Last Townwide Valuation: 2008
Fiscal Year: July 1-June 30
Municipal Election: First Tues. in November
Fire Department: Municipal 911
Ambulance: Bucksport Ambulance Service 469-7951
Library: Buck Memorial Library 469-2650
Schools: Miles Lane School 469-6666; G. Herbert Jewett School 469-6644; Bucksport Middle School 469-6647; Bucksport High School 469-6650; Evangel Baptist Academy 469-7121, REACH Alternative Middle & Senior High School 469-7147
Post Offices: Bucksport 04416, 469-3621; Orland 04472, 469-2814; East Orland 04431, 469-1170
Water Service: Maine Water 469-0021
Sewer Service: Maine Water 469-0021
Trash Collection/Recycling: Bucksport Transfer Station 469-7496
Cable TV: Spectrum (800) 892-4357
Chamber of Commerce: Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce 469-6818
Churches: Congregational 1,Church of God 1, Roman Catholic 1, Methodist 3, Baptist 1
Banks: Bangor Savings Bank, Camden Nat’l Bank, Seaboard Federal Credit Union
Population: 1980: 4,345; 1990: 4,825; 2000: 4,908; 2010: 4,924
Year-round/Seasonal Residences: 1980: 1,714/133; 1990: 1,940/138; 2000: 2,145/137
2010 Population by Ages
0-4 275
5-19 851
20-44 1,434
45-64 1,628
65 up 736
TOTAL 4,924
Median Age 43.3
Registered and Unenrolled Voters
Democrat 1,030
Green Independent 65
Libertarian 22
Republican 1,131
Unenrolled 1,600
Total 3,848
2017 Mill Rate: .0164