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State · research snapshot, 31 August 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 plan75 towns24 in 90 days ▼ -36.8%
Watershed protection overlay54 towns13 in 90 days ▼ -7.1%
Housing density50 towns13 in 90 days ▼ -40.9%
Solid waste operations62 towns12 in 90 days ▼ -40.0%
Environmental protection general52 towns11 in 90 days ▼ -15.4%
Street and road infrastructure45 towns11 in 90 days ▼ -21.4%
Climate action planning41 towns10 in 90 days ▼ -9.1%
Data center regulation16 towns10 in 90 days ▼ -37.5%
Short term rental33 towns9 in 90 days ▲ +12.5%
Animal control regulation37 towns8 in 90 days ▼ -11.1%
Growth management27 towns8 in 90 days ▲ +33.3%
Ev charging requirement18 towns8 in 90 days ▲ +60.0%
Parking reform30 towns7 in 90 days ▲ +16.7%
Pfas and contaminants45 towns6 in 90 days ▼ -50.0%
Composting12 towns6 in 90 days ▲ +20.0%
Municipal governance and admin54 towns5 in 90 days
Solar and renewables49 towns5 in 90 days
Marijuana regulation43 towns5 in 90 days
Energy efficiency code27 towns5 in 90 days ▲ +25.0%
Pesticide restrictions21 towns5 in 90 days ▼ -28.6%
Marine and waterfront20 towns5 in 90 days ▲ +66.7%
Signage regulation20 towns5 in 90 daysnew on the record
Shoreland and flood37 towns4 in 90 days ▼ -50.0%
Ordinance review31 towns4 in 90 days ▼ -42.9%
Food vendor regulation21 towns4 in 90 daysnew on the record
Historic preservation19 towns4 in 90 days ▼ -42.9%
Recycling and epr16 towns4 in 90 days ▲ +33.3%
Stormwater management37 towns3 in 90 days
Lead and water quality11 towns3 in 90 daysnew on the record
Property tax and fees39 towns2 in 90 days
Building electrification13 towns2 in 90 days ▼ -50.0%
Dark sky lighting13 towns2 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%
Smoking and health13 towns2 in 90 days ▼ -50.0%
Accessory dwelling unit28 towns1 in 90 days
Emergency services20 towns1 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%
Immigration policy8 towns1 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%
Active transportation4 towns1 in 90 daysnew on the record
Rent regulation4 towns1 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%
Municipal debt and bonding3 towns1 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%
Road paving and resurfacing3 towns1 in 90 daysnew on the record
Fireworks regulation9 towns0 in 90 days
Carbon pricing6 towns0 in 90 days
Climate superfund5 towns0 in 90 days
Facility master plans3 towns0 in 90 days
Self storage ban2 towns0 in 90 days
Capital improvement planning1 town0 in 90 days
Indoor shooting range regulation1 town0 in 90 days
Opeb and pension liability1 town0 in 90 days

A snapshot of a moving record, cut 31 August 2026. The counts follow where we read; absence is not evidence. How coverage is built: municipalalpha.com/methodology. This page carries no subscriber content.