2026-11-09 - Town Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda (item titles and packet text where noted). Minutes were not posted or not read, so votes and outcomes are not recorded.

• Oath for newly elected officials and election of an acting Council Chair and Vice Chair. (November 2026 Election and Council Organization)
• Board of Appeals candidate interview (term to 12/31/2029) and a Kittery Community Center Board interview. (Board and Committee Appointments)
• Public hearing on a liquor license for Azul Agave Mexican Cuisine, Wallingford Square. (Business License Public Hearings)
• Donations to the Rice Public Library.
• Craft fair signage request for 11/14 from a school booster group. (Special Event and Signage Requests)
• Fort Foster fee resolution: $125 non-resident season pass; free daily admission for veterans, effective 1/1/27. (Fort Foster Fees)
• Agreement with the Kittery Water District on water meter collector equipment. (Water Meter Collector Equipment Agreement)
• Proposal to cancel the 12/28/26 Council meeting. (November 2026 Election and Council Organization)
• Town Manager's report: $10,748,800 SS4A grant for about one mile of US Route 1 (announced 10/28); public meeting on a Route 1 shared-use pathway 11/30 at 5 PM. (US Route 1 Safe Streets Grant and Shared-Use Pathway)
• Town Manager's report: Planning Board hearing on Business Park zoning on 11/12. (Business Park and Residential Neighborhood Zoning Amendments)
• Town Manager's report: Comprehensive Plan survey. (Comprehensive Plan Update)

Agenda

• Oath for newly elected officials and election of an acting Council Chair and Vice Chair. (November 2026 Election and Council Organization)
• Board of Appeals candidate interview (term to 12/31/2029) and a Kittery Community Center Board interview. (Board and Committee Appointments)
• Public hearing on a liquor license for Azul Agave Mexican Cuisine, Wallingford Square. (Business License Public Hearings)
• Donations to the Rice Public Library.
• Craft fair signage request for 11/14 from a school booster group. (Special Event and Signage Requests)
• Fort Foster fee resolution: $125 non-resident season pass; free daily admission for veterans, effective 1/1/27. (Fort Foster Fees)
• Agreement with the Kittery Water District on water meter collector equipment. (Water Meter Collector Equipment Agreement)
• Proposal to cancel the 12/28/26 Council meeting. (November 2026 Election and Council Organization)
• Town Manager's report: $10,748,800 SS4A grant for about one mile of US Route 1 (announced 10/28); public meeting on a Route 1 shared-use pathway 11/30 at 5 PM. (US Route 1 Safe Streets Grant and Shared-Use Pathway)
• Town Manager's report: Planning Board hearing on Business Park zoning on 11/12. (Business Park and Residential Neighborhood Zoning Amendments)
• Town Manager's report: Comprehensive Plan survey. (Comprehensive Plan Update)

Item titles as read from the posted agenda; attachments were not read in full.

Sources

• Agenda: https://www.kitteryme.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11092026-526?html=true
• Packet (34 pages): https://www.kitteryme.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/449?fileID=2650
• Town Agenda Center: https://www.kitteryme.gov/AgendaCenter
• Town calendar: https://www.kitteryme.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=14