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The Board of Selectmen are truly pleased to dedicate the 2023 Town Report to: Elizabeth “LeeAnn” A. Pratt

LeeAnn grew up in Buxton and attended local MSAD#6 Schools, including Bonny Eagle High School. She is the cheerful mother of three children and the proud grandmother of six grandchildren. She adores her two dogs, Freyja, and Odin whom she loves with all her being. And she is devoted to spending as much time as possible with family and friends. Her service to the residents of Buxton started in April of 1985. Working at the Old Town Hall at Buxton Center as the Excise Tax Collector and Motor Vehicle Agent. Residents would enter her office, sit down in a chair in front of her desk while she typed their registrations on a typewriter. Registering cars, trucks, and trailers, while issuing plates with a smile and a caring ear. In 1992 and 1993 she served on the new Town Hall building committee. Offering her well-known strong opinions on what would work best for the employees in the design of the current Town Hall. Also, in the early 1990’s she gave back to the community as a member of the Bonny Eagle Jaycees. In May of 1997, following twelve years of service as Buxton’s Motor Vehicle Agent. She moved away to support her late husband’s career in the US Navy. When her late husband retired, they returned their family to Buxton. And in March of 2012 she once again went to work for Buxton. This time as Tax Collector, a position she holds today with gratification and honor. Education being important to LeeAnn as shown by her 2022 re-certification as a Certified Tax Collector from the Maine Municipal Tax Collectors’ and Treasurers’Association. And her Lifetime Certification from the Maine Town & City Clerks’ Association as a certified Clerk of Maine was awarded in September of 2023. She currently serves the Maine Town and City Clerks’Association on its Sponsorship Committee. Please join the Board of Selectmen in thanking Elizabeth “LeeAnn” Pratt for her service to the community as a town employee for more than twenty-four years. Congratulations, LeeAnn… and Thank You!

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