The Brunswick Town Council held a lengthy meeting on December 1, 2025, addressing multiple public hearings and agenda items. Key actions included adopting a zoning amendment for school facilities, updating marine ordinances, authorizing a reduced bond for the Public Works facility phase 1A, adopting a moratorium on rural subdivisions, and setting public hearings for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan and related amendments. The meeting also featured public comments on crosswalk safety, housing committee concerns, PFAS contamination, traffic hazards, and development issues.
Good evening and welcome to the December 1 2025 meeting of the Brunswick Town Council. All counselors are present except for Councillor McDonald. Councillor Wilson is on Zoom. Now, Clerk Smith, was the meeting properly noticed? And Council McDonald has arrived. There he is. So we're all present. Thank you very much. I would ask that all electronic devices be silenced, please. And then let's rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic. For which it stands to have one nation under the individual justice for all. Are there any adjustments to the agenda? I believe the member item we discussed having to be postponed. Yes, I I have one, but I didn't know if anyone else had any. Thank you very much. 169. Oh, you're right. 162. 162 is going to be postponed until the meeting on December 5th. One of our principals is not able to be here tonight. So that one is off the agenda and will be on the agenda for the 15th. And I don't see the people involved in the room. So we'll hold that for a few minutes. And so if you're communicating with any people, please let them know they can stream the meeting from our website or they can Zoom. Use Zoom. But regular access on Channel 3 is not available this evening. Any other announcements from the council. Councillor McDonald. Yeah, I'll just remind folks that we are hosting a food drive in town here. So there are boxes when you walk in on either side of the door. That's uh heading to Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program. Um it runs through December 12th, I believe is the last day that you can contribute. But um, if you do have the ability to donate, um we know that friends are in need. Um something that we heard at the Social Services uh Committee when we were doing funding applications this time last time was that some of the different food groups are groups that give food to folks um were already breaking record starting in January. I'm starting, yeah, uh in July, sorry. Um so we know that the need is there, so if you are able to give, please donate. Thank you. Thank you. Any other announcements? Great. We'll go to public comment. This is a time for people to talk to us about non-agenda items, and remember to identify yourselves, and you have three minutes. At least two, I say. Good. Hi, Brenda Day, uh, Brunswick Main. Um, two weeks ago, I didn't make the meeting, but I sent an email asking about the crosswalks along Lower Main Street downtown. So I see many crosswalks that have lights on them for signal, but none on Lower Main Street where there's four lanes. And I think it's a grave safety concern, especially since it's dark so long. So I don't know if there's any plans.