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\t\t\tOakland Fire Department in Oakland, Maine Monday April 6.(Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOakland Fire Department in Oakland, Maine Monday April 6.(Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n
OAKLAND \u2014 On Election Day, Oakland voters will select a new town councilor, decide whether to stabilize mobile home lot rent, and elect a new representative to the Regional School Unit 18 school board.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll also weigh in on county and state elections.<\/p>\n
Voting in Oakland is planned from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the fire station, 15 Fairfield St. Early in-person and absentee voting will be available until 7 p.m. Oct. 29.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what to expect on the ballot.<\/p>\n
TOWN COUNCIL<\/p>\n
Councilor Bob Nutting\u2019s seat<\/a> is up for election, and four candidates are running.<\/p>\n Jeremy Lizzotte<\/a>, a former member of the budget and advisory committee, said in the Maine Trust for Local News voter guide that he is running to keep Oakland affordable, grow the tax base and improve long-term planning.<\/p>\n Lizzotte is a small business owner in the Information Techonolgy industry. At Oakland\u2019s candidate forum, he said he was focused on efficiently funding services by expanding the tax base.<\/p>\n \u201cFiscal responsibility doesn\u2019t mean we have to stop investing in the things that make people want to live here,\u201d Lizzotte said. As a councilor, he said he\u2019d like to create a measurable economic development plan looking at downtown, Kennedy Memorial Drive and First Park.<\/p>\n Nicole Goodheart<\/a> is a local business owner who said she wants to focus on communication and transparency, infrastructure and responsible spending, according to the Maine Trust voter guide.<\/p>\n Goodheart said she wants residents to feel heard, informed and represented and will bring her experience running the bed and breakfast The Pressey House to the town.<\/p>\n Goodheart said at Oakland\u2019s candidate forum that her goal as a councilor would be to get more residents involved in town decision making. <\/p>\n Edward Roderick was on the town council in the 1980s and 1990s. He did not respond to the Maine Trust\u2019s voter guide, but said at the candidate forum that he wants to focus on keeping taxes low, growth and communication.<\/p>\n Roderick suggested freezing Oakland\u2019s budget to keep taxes stable and said his goal would be to keep Oakland out of the red in terms of budgeting.<\/p>\n George Bailey, who manages rental units, did not respond to the Maine Trust\u2019s voter guide. Bailey said at the candidate forum that he wants to work with the council on the good things Oakland has going and improve upon them. <\/p>\n He emphasized that taxpayers should be in charge of town spending, and said his goal as a councilor would be to improve community involvement.<\/p>\n OTHER LOCAL RACES<\/p>\n Oakland will elect one member to the RSU 18 school board to make decisions for the school district, which Oakland shares with Sidney, Rome, Belgrade and China.<\/p>\n Chelsey Oliver is the chair of the board and is running for reelection. Oliver could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n Scott Mullen is running against Oliver, and said he was not interested in filling out the Maine Trust\u2019s voter guide. <\/p>\n Oakland residents will also elect new members to the Budget and Advisory Committee, which has three seats open and two candidates. Phyllis Capanna is already a committee member, while Arthur Morrissette would be a newcomer. <\/p>\n MOBILE HOME LOT RENT<\/p>\n Oakland voters will decide whether the town should stabilize lot rent<\/a> in its mobile home parks after a prolonged fight by residents.<\/p>\n A yes to the ordinance would limit rent and fee increases in the town\u2019s mobile home parks and regulate notice requirements and procedures for petitions for additional cost increases.<\/p>\n The referendum comes after Oakland dropped plans<\/a> for a similar ordinance, citing a state law which does not stabilize rent, and after lot rent at Breens Mobile Home Park increased by over 50% in less than two years.<\/p>\n Steep increases from out-of-state companies have strained mobile home residents across the state<\/a>, many of whom live on fixed incomes.<\/p>\n COUNTY RACES<\/p>\n Residents will also choose between Democrat Joanne Mason and Republican Monte Sylvester for county treasurer. They will also elect a register of deeds, with incumbent Republican Matthew Boucher and Democrat Kevin Lamoreau running.<\/p>\n Maeghan Maloney is running unopposed to retain her role as district attorney.<\/p>\n STATE RACES<\/p>\n At the state level, Oakland voters can cast their votes for council Chair Michael Perkins, who is running unopposed in House District 66<\/a>. Perkins did not respond to the Maine Trust\u2019s voter guide survey.<\/p>\n