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What moved lately, who decides, the finances over the years, read from the towns' own documents. Every state has a page of what its towns have put on a meeting record. Maine is where we read deepest: each of its 107 towns has its own page. Counted through 7 September.

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What this page is for the public record of the municipalities we read: every town and every topic, each on its own page, counted from the towns' own documents. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Maine towns107

Acton6 topics on the record4 moved in the last 7 days
Auburn15 topics on the record
Augusta23 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Bangor21 topics on the record
Bar Harbor13 topics on the record
Bath6 topics on the record
Belfast15 topics on the record
Belgrade3 topics on the record
Berwick1 topic on the record
Biddeford19 topics on the record13 moved in the last 7 days
Blue Hill1 topic on the record
Boothbay Harbor1 topic on the record
Bowdoinham6 topics on the record
Brewer3 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Bridgton3 topics on the record
Brunswick29 topics on the record25 moved in the last 7 days
Buxton1 topic on the record
Calais2 topics on the record
Camden3 topics on the record
Canaan3 topics on the record
Cape Elizabeth7 topics on the record
Caribou17 topics on the record
Casco2 topics on the record
Chelsea5 topics on the record
Cumberland19 topics on the record
Durham6 topics on the record
East Millinocket3 topics on the record
Edgecomb1 topic on the record
Eliot12 topics on the record
Fairfield6 topics on the record
Falmouth26 topics on the record4 moved in the last 7 days
Farmingdale2 topics on the record
Freeport10 topics on the record
Gardiner1 topic on the record
Gorham9 topics on the record
Greene1 topic on the record
Hancock8 topics on the record
Harpswell6 topics on the record
Harrison1 topic on the record
Hermon4 topics on the record2 moved in the last 7 days
Hollis6 topics on the record
Hope3 topics on the record
Jay4 topics on the record
Jefferson5 topics on the record
Kennebunk23 topics on the record
Kennebunkport6 topics on the record
Kittery20 topics on the record20 moved in the last 7 days
Lebanon1 topic on the record
Lewiston19 topics on the record2 moved in the last 7 days
Liberty2 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Limestone1 topic on the record
Limington10 topics on the record
Lincoln5 topics on the record2 moved in the last 7 days
Lisbon5 topics on the record
Litchfield2 topics on the record
Livermore Falls10 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Madawaska11 topics on the record
Manchester3 topics on the record
Millinocket3 topics on the record
Milo1 topic on the record
Minot1 topic on the record
Monmouth2 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Mount Desert6 topics on the record
Naples9 topics on the record
New Gloucester2 topics on the record
Newport2 topics on the record
Norridgewock2 topics on the record
North Berwick2 topics on the record
North Yarmouth6 topics on the record
Old Town4 topics on the record2 moved in the last 7 days
Orland3 topics on the record
Orono4 topics on the record
Oxford3 topics on the record
Paris5 topics on the record
Patten7 topics on the record
Phippsburg1 topic on the record
Pittston3 topics on the record2 moved in the last 7 days
Portland15 topics on the record2 moved in the last 7 days
Pownal1 topic on the record
Presque Isle12 topics on the record
Rangeley5 topics on the record
Richmond7 topics on the record
Rockland13 topics on the record
Rockport11 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Saco19 topics on the record7 moved in the last 7 days
Sanford1 topic on the record
Scarborough20 topics on the record8 moved in the last 7 days
Shapleigh6 topics on the record
Sidney2 topics on the record
South Berwick5 topics on the record
South Portland21 topics on the record2 moved in the last 7 days
St. Albans2 topics on the record
Standish1 topic on the record
State of ME2 topics on the record
Turner8 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Union3 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Vassalboro2 topics on the record
Warren4 topics on the record
Waterville5 topics on the record
West Gardiner2 topics on the record
Westbrook10 topics on the record
Wilton4 topics on the record1 moved in the last 7 days
Winthrop12 topics on the record
Wiscasset16 topics on the record
Woolwich8 topics on the record
Yarmouth14 topics on the record
York15 topics on the record

Topics45

Zoning and site plan63 townsMunicipal governance and admin45 townsHousing density43 townsEnvironmental protection general41 townsWatershed protection overlay40 townsStreet and road infrastructure34 townsMarijuana regulation33 townsAnimal control regulation31 townsClimate action planning31 townsProperty tax and fees28 townsParking reform27 townsShoreland and flood27 townsStormwater management27 townsGrowth management25 townsAccessory dwelling unit21 townsShort term rental21 townsHistoric preservation20 townsOrdinance review20 townsEnergy efficiency code19 townsData center regulation18 townsMarine and waterfront15 townsEv charging requirement14 townsBuilding electrification11 townsComposting11 townsDark sky lighting11 townsRecycling and epr11 townsFood vendor regulation10 townsSignage regulation10 townsSmoking and health9 townsImmigration policy8 townsLead and water quality7 townsRent regulation7 townsFireworks regulation6 townsMunicipal debt and bonding6 townsClimate superfund5 townsActive transportation3 townsRoad paving and resurfacing3 townsSelf storage ban3 townsCarbon pricing2 townsIndoor shooting range regulation1 townsOpeb and pension liability1 townsCapital improvement planning0 townsDam and waterway infrastructure0 townsFacility master plans0 townsSolar and renewables0 towns

States50

Every topic a state's towns have put on a meeting record, ranked by movement. These are the research snapshots.
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