State · research snapshot, 13 September 2026

Maine on the record

Every topic Maine towns have put on a meeting record, ranked by movement. A snapshot; the record keeps moving.

What this page is for every topic Maine carries on the record, ranked by movement, each a door to its own snapshot.

The percentage is the last 90 days against the 90 before it. The line is a rolling 90-day total, so its right-hand point is that same 90-day count and the point three back is the 90 before it. Counts of documents on our record, never a reading of what they decided.

What this page is for one topic at state or national scope, told as a story: how it arrived, the shape of its movement, a dated snapshot of a moving record, and the door to a view of it that stays current. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Topics on the record48

Zoning and site plan78 towns37 in 90 days ▲ +8.8%

Data center regulation19 towns17 in 90 days ▼ -19.0%

Solid waste operations65 towns14 in 90 days ▼ -30.0%

Watershed protection overlay58 towns14 in 90 days ▼ -12.5%

Environmental protection general55 towns14 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%

Housing density52 towns12 in 90 days ▼ -52.0%

Street and road infrastructure46 towns10 in 90 days ▼ -33.3%

Marijuana regulation45 towns10 in 90 days ▼ -23.1%

Ev charging requirement19 towns10 in 90 days ▲ +100.0%

Municipal governance and admin57 towns9 in 90 days ▼ -47.1%

Climate action planning42 towns9 in 90 days ▼ -30.8%

Pfas and contaminants46 towns7 in 90 days ▼ -41.7%

Animal control regulation37 towns7 in 90 days ▼ -36.4%

Parking reform32 towns7 in 90 days ▲ +16.7%

Growth management29 towns7 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%

Signage regulation21 towns7 in 90 daysnew on the record

Marine and waterfront20 towns7 in 90 days ▲ +133.3%

Solar and renewables50 towns6 in 90 days ▼ -45.5%

Stormwater management39 towns6 in 90 days ▼ -14.3%

Energy efficiency code31 towns6 in 90 days ▲ +50.0%

Composting12 towns6 in 90 days ▲ +20.0%

Shoreland and flood38 towns5 in 90 days ▼ -37.5%

Short term rental34 towns5 in 90 days ▼ -54.5%

Recycling and epr16 towns5 in 90 days ▲ +150.0%

Rent regulation7 towns5 in 90 days ▲ +150.0%

Ordinance review32 towns4 in 90 days ▼ -42.9%

Historic preservation22 towns4 in 90 days ▼ -55.6%

Pesticide restrictions22 towns4 in 90 days ▼ -50.0%

Food vendor regulation21 towns4 in 90 daysnew on the record

Lead and water quality12 towns4 in 90 daysnew on the record

Property tax and fees41 towns3 in 90 days

Active transportation8 towns3 in 90 daysnew on the record

Building electrification14 towns2 in 90 days ▼ -60.0%

Smoking and health14 towns2 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%

Immigration policy10 towns2 in 90 daysnew on the record

Municipal debt and bonding7 towns2 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%

Emergency services20 towns1 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%

Dark sky lighting16 towns1 in 90 days

Fireworks regulation10 towns1 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%

Road paving and resurfacing3 towns1 in 90 daysnew on the record

Accessory dwelling unit29 towns0 in 90 days

Carbon pricing7 towns0 in 90 days

Climate superfund5 towns0 in 90 days

Facility master plans4 towns0 in 90 days

Opeb and pension liability3 towns0 in 90 days

Capital improvement planning2 towns0 in 90 days

Self storage ban2 towns0 in 90 days

Indoor shooting range regulation1 town0 in 90 days

A snapshot of a moving record, cut 13 September 2026. The counts follow where we read; absence is not evidence. How coverage is built: municipalalpha.com/methodology. This page carries no subscriber content.