01/05/2024 Board Of Overseers Meeting will be held Thursday at 7:00PM on January 11th via Zoom. - Board Of Overseers Meeting will be held Wednesday at 7:00PM on February 7th via Zoom. 12/03/2023 BIVC wishes everyone Happy Holidays. - Board Of Overseers December Meeting has been cancelled. - The January meeting with be announced by EOY. 11/19/2023 August, September and October Minutes have been posted here https://bivc.net/docs/BOO%20Minutes/2023/. 11/15/2023 Board Of Overseers Meeting will be held Saturday at 10:00AM on November 18th via Zoom. 10/25/2023 Planning Board Meeting will be held Sunday at 10AM on October 30th via zoom and at the FireHouse on the island. 9/05/2023 Board Of Overseers Meeting will be held Saturday at 10:00AM on September 9th via Zoom 8/27/2023 Planning Board Meeting will be held Saturday at 9:30AM on September 3rd at the Community House 8/14/2023 NEW - Request For Public Information document is under Forms. 8/5/2020 BIVC Annual Town Meeting on Saturday August 5, 2023 9:00 AM Community House, Bustins Island, ME - Proposed Budget and all By-law amendments passed - Bob Canu and Chris Zook elected Overseers for 3 year terms replacing Hank Rauch and Judy Hayes - Kevin Petrie elected Clerk for a 1 year term replacing Sue Spalding - Jason Sweatt elected Treasurer for a 1 year term replacing Tony DeBruyn 4/10/2023 The Firewise brush chipping day will be Friday, June 16. Use the Chipping Request Form found under the FORMS section of BIVC.net 10/18/2022 The 2023 Board of Overseers meeting calendar and Off-Season meeting announcement have been posted. 8/8/2022 A copy of the 2001 document Bustins Today and Tomorrow, A Foundation for Island Planning has beed added under Other Documents - Miscellaneous 8/7/2022 Board of Overssers meeting elections - Amanda Meyer - Chair, Hank Rauch Vice - Chair, Sue Spalding - Secretary 8/6/2022 2022 BIVC Annual Meeting on Saturday August 6,2022 9:00 AM outside at Community House, Bustins Island, ME - Proposed budget was approved. - Sue Spalding was elected Clerk and Tony DeBruyn was elected Treasurer, each for 1 year terms. - Craig Allard was re-elected as Overseer for a 3 year terms. - Ali Bushman was elected as Overseer for a 3 year term. 8/1/2022 The Warrant for the BIVC Annual Meeting is posted under Annual Meetings. 7/25/2022 BIVC Annual Meeting is Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Bustins Island Community House. 7/25/2022 NEW - A Bustins Island FAQ has been added under BIVC Documents. 7/13/2022 Current Voting List as of 6/28/2022 has been posted under Annual Meetings. Contact BIVC Clerk Sue Spalding for any additions or changes. 5/8/2022 Please read the Emergency Basics document posted at the top of the web page. - Note the changes to 2022 Lilly B. Season in the Bustins Broadcast posted. - Read the new Trash Disposal Policy and related Trash Fee Rates - The 2022 CABI Newsletter has been posted. 2/19/2022 The minutes of the 2021 BIVC Annual Meeting have been posted under Annual Meetings. 1/6/2022 Due to the increasing number of Omicron and other Covid infections the BIVC Overseers meetings for January and February will be held ONLY via Zoom. 11/8/2021 Recording of the Green Infrastructure Presentation and project document are under Other Documents. 10/20/2021 Note the Presentation on Nov. 4 of the BI Green Infrastructure report via Zoom meeting. Funded by Maine's Coastal Community Program. Presentation includes an overview, proposed strategies and designs for review with time for questions and answers. Chris Baldwin of the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District (CCSWD) Engineer and Damon Yakovleff, CCSWD Environmental Planner presenting along with Charlotte Kahn and Jim Boyko of Bustins Island. 9/16/2021 Letter from Freeport Assessor posted under Other Documents/Financial 8/8/2021 The Board of Overseers met and elected Hank Rauch, chair; Amanda Meyer, vice-chair; and appointed Sue Spalding as Secretary. 8/7/2021 2021 BIVC Annual Meeting on Saturday August 7,2021 9:00 AM outside at Community House, Bustins Island, ME - Proposed budget was approved. - Policy to authorize remote participation in public meetings under Maine state law was approved. - Article submitted by petition to stop all use of RAP material (for roads) was defeated. - Sue Spalding was elected Clerk and Tony DeBruyn was elected Treasurer, each for 1 year terms. - Hank Rauch and Judy Hayes were re-elected as Overseers for 2 year terms. - Amanda Meyer was re-elected for a 3 year term. 8/2/2021 The results and analysis of recent soil testing posted under Other Documents 7/27/2021 The 2021 Annual Meeting Warrant is posted under Annual Meeting. 7/6/2021 2021 Annual Meeting Voting List is posted under Annual Meeting. 6/24/2021 Updated Lilly B Ferry passenger protocols posted. Freight Rates posted. 6/5/2021 Public Space Protocols and Lilly B. Passenger Protocols have been updated. 5/13/2021 Annual Safety Day will be July 31 - details to be announced 5/13/2021 Brush Chipping day will June 21 - have brush along side of road, aligned, stem side to road 4/9/2021 Maine Island Energy has merged into Vinal Energy - Letter from Vinal Energy under Bustins Related Web Link to Vinal Energy added under Bustins Related 10/30/2020 Since the 2020 Annual Meeting was cancelled, Annual Reports have been written by the various officials and committees. These reports are under a new "Annual Reports" section on the BIVC web home page. 10/28/2020 Work to put new siding and windows on the Historical Society Building has been completed. 8/8/2020 Overseers meetings are returning to the original schedule but will now be via ZOOM. 7/28/2020 Bustins Broadcast from the Board of Overseers posted under Seasonal Information. 7/11/2020 Tanya Sweatt requested to step back from chairing the Board of Overseers. The Board voted to elect Hank Rauch as Chair and Mandy Meyer as Vice-Chair. 7/11/2020 The Board of Overseers has resumed meeting on a monthly basis. See MEETINGS & EVENTS for dates and times. 6/29/2020 2020 BIVC Annual Meeting has been cancelled. See official notice and broadcast message documents. 6/29/2020 Trash pickup service has started again. Read the Household Trash Pickup Guidelines document. 6/29/2020 The BI Public Space Protocol document has been updated. 6/29/2020 BI Public Safety Guidelines added under COVID-19 Special Documents 6/20/2020 Video recordings of ZOOM meeting, if available, are included under Minutes of Meetings. 5/2/2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Board of Overseers is planning additional meetings, possibly weekly. Normal time for meetings is Saturday at 9:00 am. 5/2/2020 Board of Overseers & Planning Board meetings will now be held via a ZOOM conference that is open to the public. ZOOM Meeting ID & Password will be posted here prior to the meeting. 5/2/2020 The ZOOM link below will offer to install the necessary ZOOM Meeting Client software if it is not already installed. However, it is strongly recommended to install and test the Meeting Client software well prior to joining a meeting. It can be installed on a PC, an IOS pad or phone or Android pad or phone. To install client software, go to: https://zoom.us/ Read about Zoom or just go to the very bottom under DOWNLOAD and select MEETINGS CLIENT. It offers software and links for all devices. 8/3/2019 2019 BIVC Annual Meeting on Saturday August 3,2019 9:00 AM Community House, Bustins Island, ME - Proposed budget was approved - Tanya Sweatt & Craig Allard were elected as Overseers. 6/1/2019 Detailed Notices & Agendas (if any) section has been added as a link below. 5/1/2019 ALL meetings of any BIVC committee are open to the public. We invite and encourage attendance! +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+