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The public record of Waterville: what moved lately, the topics and boards on its record, its finances over the years. Each line links to the town's own document.

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What this page is for the public record of one municipality: what moved lately, the topics and boards on its record, its finances over the years. A subscriber sees this same page with their own threads and reads on it. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Town finances, FY2023

from the budget and audit on record; each figure's own source at Expert depth · FY2023 is the latest audited year on our record for this town
total budget$6,201,569
▲ +10.9%
FY2021 $5,307,540 · FY2022 $5,593,493 · FY2023 $6,201,569
2023 Audited Financials (PDF), 2023-01-01
debt service$921,442
Annual Report 2023 (PDF), 2023-01-01
outstanding debt$22,828,165
▼ -9.9%
FY2021 $22,780,090 · FY2022 $25,346,052 · FY2023 $22,828,165
2023 Audited Financials (PDF), 2023-01-01
unassigned fund balance$10,815,042
▲ +19.9%
FY2021 $8,988,128 · FY2022 $9,017,802 · FY2023 $10,815,042
2023 Audited Financials (PDF), 2023-01-01
net pension liability$11,535,165
FY2020 $3,295,085 · FY2021 $27,828,659 · FY2022 $31,280,169 · FY2023 $11,535,165
2023 Audited Financials (PDF), 2023-01-01
tax rate (per $1,000)$19.90
▼ -23.0%
FY2021 $25.50 · FY2022 $25.85 · FY2023 $19.90
2023 Audited Financials (PDF), 2023-01-01
bond ratingBaa3
FY2021 Baa3 · FY2022 Baa3 · FY2023 Baa3
2023 Audited Financials (PDF), 2023-01-01

Moved in the last 7 days0 events

Dated events on Waterville's record in the seven days through 31 August: an ordinance, a vote, a hearing. The document opens in a new tab.

Nothing dated on the record in the seven days through 31 August.

Threads on the record2 threads

Matters that have come back to Waterville's boards more than once: the title, the bodies, and the documents by their meeting date. The reading of each is written for subscribers.
Capital Improvement Plan, WatervilleParks and Recreation Advisory Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee
20 August Minutes
Waterville: Capital Improvement PlanParks and Recreation Advisory Committee
16 July Minutes9 June Minutes

Topics on this town's record5 topics, most movement first

Ranked by movement on this town's own record: events in the last 90 days against the 90 before; the line is a rolling 90-day total, so its right-hand point is that same 90-day count. Counted from the record through 2026-08-31. The document opens in a new tab.
Animal control regulation34 events30 in 90 dayslatest 2026-08-07, Minutes — Planning Board
Food vendor regulation1 event1 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-06, Agenda — 2026-08-25
Historic preservation1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2025-11-22, Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
Housing density1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2026-02-23, Untitled
Zoning and site plan1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2026-04-09, Planning Board Meeting

Boards, commissions and committees on the record5 boards

The bodies named on Waterville's record in this window.
All BoardsParks and Recreation Advisory CommitteeParks and Recreation CommitteePlanning BoardPrevious Versions

Figures are the town's own, from its budget and audit on record. The record is counted through 2026-08-31. Population 15,828 (2020 Census).