- Home
- Government
- Council, Boards & Commissions
- Boards & Committees Overview, Current Membership List and Application
Boards & Committees Overview, Current Membership List and Application
Overview
The Town of Freeport is seeking residents interested in serving on a Town board or committee. Vacancies arise throughout the year and a reserve list of candidates is maintained to fill future vacancies.
Current List of Board and Committee membership
Current Vacancies
Police Advisory: 2 students
Shellfish: 1
Cable Advisory: 1
Library: 1
Winslow Park: 1
Apply
Submit an application (download Board Application (DOC) or Board Application (PDF) here) to be considered for membership on a Board or Committee. Or you can contact the Town Clerk.
The Appointments Committee (which is a three-member sub-committee of the Town Council) generally meets twice a year to consider applications for vacancies on Town Boards and Committees. You can drop off completed applications at the Town Hall or email the Appointments Committee.
Current Town Boards & Committees
- Appeals Board (meets 1st Monday at 6 pm)
- Assessment Review Board (meets as necessary)
- Rules of Procedure (PDF)
- Cable TV Regulatory Board (meets as necessary)
- Coastal Waters Commission (meets 2nd Wednesday at 6 pm)
- Complete Streets Committee (meets 1st Tuesday at 7:30 am)
- Conservation Commission (meets 2nd Tuesday at 6 pm)
- Hunter Road Fields Advisory Committee (meets as necessary)
- Library Board of Trustees (meets 1st Wednesday at 6 pm)
- Planning Board (meets 1st Wednesday at 6 pm)
- Police Advisory Committee (meets 3rd Monday at 6 pm)
- Project Review Board (meets 3rd Wednesday at 6 pm)
- Shellfish Commission (meets 2nd Thursday at 6:30 pm)
- Social and Racial Equity Assessment Ad Hoc Committee (meeting time to be determined)
- Sustainability Advisory Committee (meets 4th Wednesday at 6:30 pm)
- Winslow Park Commission (meets 2nd Monday at 6 pm)
View Article VI of CHAPTER 2 FREEPORT ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (PDF) which details duties and responsibilities of Town boards and committees.
Animal Control
- Address: 16 Main Street
- Phone: 865-4800
Appeals Board
- Meets Monthly: 1st Monday at 7 pm - Council Chambers
- Staff Person: Nick Adams, Codes Enforcement Officer / Phone: 865-4743 ext. 102.
Bustin's Island
- Contact: Sue Spalding / Phone: 522-2014.
- Harbor Master: Rob Taisey / Phone: 233-4423
- Email the Board of Overseers
Cable T.V. Regulatory Board
- Meets as necessary at Town Hall
- Staff Person: Tom Pierce / Phone: 865-4743 ext. 114
- Address: 30 Main Street
Coastal Waters Commission
- Meets Monthly: 2nd Wednesday at 6 pm - Community Center
- Staff Person: Charlie Tetreau, Harbormaster / Phone: 865-4546
Community Center Advisory Committee
- Staff: Sarah Lundin / Phone: 865-3985
Conservation Commission
- Meets Monthly: 2nd Tuesday at 6 pm - Council Chambers
- Council Liaison: Dan Piltch / Phone: 865-9803
Council
- Meets Monthly: 1st and 3rd Tues. at 6:30 pm. - Council Chambers
- Workshops: as needed at 6 pm. - Council Chambers
- Staff Person: Sophia Wilson, Town Manager / Phone: 865-4743
Council of Governments
- Organization: Greater Portland Council of Governments / Phone: 774-9891
Cumberland County Commissioner - District #3
- Person: Stephen F. Gorden / Phone: 871-8380
Emergency Preparedness (Civil Defense)
- Meets as Necessary
Emergency - Fire/Rescue/Police
- Address: 4 Main Street
- Phone: 865-4212
Freeport Economic Development Corporation
- Director: Brett Richardson / Phone: 865-4743x117
Freeport Housing Trust
- Meets: third Thursday at 7 pm. - Oak Leaf Terrace
- Executive Director: Matthew Peters / Phone: 865-1652
Hunter Road Fields Advisory Committee
- Meets: Thursdays as needed at 7:30 am. - Town Hall
- Staff Person: Carrie Weeman / Phone: 865-4743x106
Library Board of Trustees
- Meets: First Monday at 7 pm - Library
- Staff Person: Wynter Giddings / Phone: 865-3307
- Address: 10 Library Drive
Municipal Facilities Committee (Council Subcommittee)
- Phone: 221-5172
Ordinance Committee
- Phone: 865-9545
Planning Board
- Meets Monthly: 1st Wednesday at 6 pm - Council Chambers
- Staff Person: Caroline Pelletier, Town Planner / Phone: 865-4743 ext. 107
Project Review Board
- Meets Monthly: 3rd Wednesday at 6 pm - Council Chambers
- Staff Person: Caroline Pelletier, Town Planner / Phone: 865-4743 ext. 107
Recreation & Community Education Advisory Committee
- Meets as needed at 7 pm - Superintendent's Office
- Person: Peter Wagner / Phone: 865-6171
- Address: 17 West Street
RSU#5 Board
- Meets Monthly: 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 6:30 pm - FHS Library
Sewer District Trustees
- Meetings: 3rd Monday of each month at 7 pm - Sewer District Office
- Contact: Sara Randall / Phone: 865-3540
Shellfish Conservation Commission
- Meets Monthly (not summer months): 2nd Thursday at 6:30 pm - Council Chambers
- Staff Person: Charles Tetreau / Phone: 865-4800
Special Projects Committee (Council Subcommittee)
- Phone: 221-5172
Staff Review Board
- Meets Tuesdays as needed at 1 pm - Town Hall
- Staff Person: Caroline Pelletier, Town Planner / Phone: 865-4743 ext. 107
Sustainability Advisory Board
- Meets Monthly: 3rd Wednesday at 6 pm - Council Chambers
- Phone: 1-774-212-0269
Traffic & Parking Committee
- Meets Monthly: 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 am - Council Chambers
- Staff Person: Sophia Wilson / Phone: 865-4743
Maine Water Company, Inc.
- Phone: 800-287-1643
- Address: PO Box 310, West Rockport, ME 04865-0310
- Maine Water Company, Inc. Website
Water District Trustees - Freeport
- Person: Tim Whitacre / Phone: 865-0802
Water District Trustees - South Freeport
- Person: Jeff Stenzel / Phone: 865-1474
Winslow Park Commission
- Meets Monthly: 2nd Monday at 6:30 P.M. - Town Hall
- Staff Person: Neil Lyman, Park Manager / Phone: 865-4198
- House of Representatives Message Center Phone: 800-423-2900
- State House Message Center Phone: 800-423-6900
Rep. Melanie Sachs
- Term expires: January 2025
- District 102, Freeport and Pownal
- 207-299-6825 (mobile)
- Legislative District Number 48, State House Station Number 2, Augusta, ME 04333
Rep. Chellie Pingree
- Term expires: January 2025
- Maine Office: 2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite Number 304, Portland, ME 04101
- Phone: 207-774-5019
- Washington Office: 2162 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
- Phone: 202-225-6116
Sen. Matthea Daughtry
- Term expires: January 2025
- 287-1515
- Senate District Number 23, State House Station Number 3, Augusta, ME 04333
- Legal Aide: - 287-1515
Sen. Angus King
- Term expires: January 2025
- Maine Office: 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 601, Portland, ME 04112
- Phone: 207-874-0883
- Washington Office: 188 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
- Phone: 202-224-5344
Sen. Susan M. Collins
- Term expires: January 2027
- Maine Office: 202 Harlow Street, Room 204, P.O Box 655, Bangor, ME 04402
- Phone: 207-945-0417
- Washington Office: 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
- Phone: 202-224-2523