There will be a Special Town Meeting on Wed., 9/17/25 at 6:00 PM at the Town Office (not the Town Hall, which is currently undergoing repairs) to establish two Deputy CEO positions. This will cover our current Deputy CEO and another Deputy CEO position that the Select Board would like to add to assist in handling an expected increase in enforcement needs. Please see the Warrant for details. 

The Town of Westport Island is accepting bids for supplying approximately 400 cubic yards of screened winter sand delivered to the municipal sand & salt shed and mixed with salt provided. Please see the Invitation to Bid for details. Bids are due at the Town Office no later than 5:30 PM on Monday, 10/6/25. 

The Planning Board and Select Board have been looking at ways to be more consistent about following our own ordinances regarding business regulation for the sake of all residents (and the businesses too!). One requirement of our Building Code Ordinance, is that any businesses that can be seen or sensed from outside a residence (via traffic, lights, noise, smells, stuff, buildings, signs, etc.) are required to obtain a permit and may need to undergo a review with the Planning Board. If you have such a business, and have not done this before, that's okay! But now that you know, please complete our Business Registration Form to find out next steps. For the handful of businesses that have already gone through the process, please fill out the form if your business has expanded since then. Even if you have a business that you think wouldn't require a permit or Planning Board review, we encourage you to complete the form to make sure, and to qualify to be listed on our town website businesses webpage. We field A LOT of requests for referrals, and this is where we send folks!  

The Maine DOT is resurfacing the pavement on the Westport/Wiscasset bridge. This project is estimated to take about a month and will likely be completed by mid to late September. Please be patient and courteous at the temporary traffic lights.