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Annual Town Report Dedication STEVE LIBBY

As a volunteer, Steve has unselfishly given his time and energy to support New Gloucester since 1987, when he was first appointed to the Budget Committee. He was following advice from then Selectman John M. Lowe, who told Steve, “If you really want to get involved with the town, start with the budget committee. You will learn how the town works.” Everyone knows Steve loves the budget process. Steve’s first term as a Selectman was in 1990, and he served as a Selectman for 21 years. As the Selectman liaison or an appointed member, Steve served on the following boards and committees: the Board of Appeals, the Budget Committee, the Cable TV Committee, the Capital Improvement Committee, the Economic Development Committee, the Foreclosure Committee, the Planning Board, the Public Safety Committee, and the Municipal Building Needs Committee. He also served six years as New Gloucester’s representative on the Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation Board of Directors. Since Steve was first elected as a Selectman, he has been involved with the following town projects: the Library expansion, the Community Building conversion, the Meetinghouse conversion, the new Fire Station, the purchase and redevelopment of Pineland by the Libra Foundation, formation of the New Gloucester Water District, the new Public Works Complex, and the New Gloucester Fairgrounds development. Steve is still serving on the Planning Board, the Capital Improvement Committee, and the Budget Committee. He is also a member of the Ad Hoc Semiquincentennial Committee and the Ad Hoc Municipal Complex Advisory Committee. Steve has not only volunteered in Town government, but he has also given his time and expertise to projects in the private sector that directly benefit the New Gloucester community. He was the project manager for the design and construction of the New Gloucester Historical Society History Barn and the project coordinator for the New Gloucester Veterans Monument. Steve was a Little League softball coach, and he serves on the GNG Little League Board. Steve lives on Gloucester Hill (“the hill”) with his wife, son, and daughter. He is proud to live on the land where he grew up…and where his Libby grandparents came to live when they were married 100 years ago. It is easy to see what Steve Libby has done and is doing for our community… and he will never hesitate to tell you that he loves New Gloucester.

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