{"city": "Hallowell", "state": "ME", "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hallowell/", "generated": "2026-10-21", "period": "recent", "results": [{"date": "2026-10-13", "body": "City Council", "headline": "RSU 2 Board authorizes $1,435,505.55 lease purchase for nine school buses", "summary": "The RSU 2 Board of Directors met to approve personnel appointments, school policies, and transportation funding. The board also discussed storm day plans and the future use of HDES as a polling location.", "agenda_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.10.13_Item_21b_-_Committe_-_RSU2_Board.pdf", "minutes_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.10.13_Item_19a_-_Minutes(1).pdf", "source": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com"}, {"date": "2026-09-30", "body": "Planning Board", "headline": "Hallowell Planning Board meets 2026-09-30; agenda lists only planner role description", "summary": "The supplied agenda text for the Hallowell, Maine Planning Board meeting on 2026-09-30 contains only a description of the contracted City Planner role and responsibilities, plus a reference to \"Item 5.\" No specific decisions, applications, public hearings, or votes are described in the provided text. The planner role is filled by the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments on an hourly, as-needed basis, renewed yearly.", "agenda_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.09.30_Item_5_-_City_Planner_Job_Description.pdf", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com"}, {"date": "2026-09-16", "body": "Planning Board", "headline": "Planning Board to discuss RSU2 gravel bus parking at One Winthrop Street", "summary": "The Hallowell Planning Board is holding an informational discussion about a proposed gravel parking area for school buses at the rear of the property at One Winthrop Street, in a meeting with RSU2. The agenda contains only this single substantive item, with the rest being procedural.", "agenda_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.09.16_Item_7_-_7_Reed_Street.pdf", "minutes_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.09.16_Item_4_-_Minutes.pdf", "source": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com"}, {"date": "2026-09-08", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Tree Board to join ArbNet, skip RetreeUS; plans knotweed work day", "summary": "The Hallowell Tree Board discussed memberships, the Forest Management Plan, and upcoming volunteer work. They decided not to pursue RetreeUS membership but will apply to ArbNet as a Level One arboretum at Granite City Park. The board also scheduled a work day for August 27 to address Japanese Knotweed and other park maintenance. No action was taken on the Forest Management Plan, which awaits updated cost estimates.", "agenda_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.09.08_Item_19d_-_Tree_Board.pdf", "minutes_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.09.08_Item_17a_-_Minutes.pdf", "source": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com"}, {"date": "2026-09-08", "body": "City Council", "headline": "Council to weigh new public works garage, revaluation, other long-term plans", "summary": "The Hallowell City Council will discuss long-term planning topics at a future work session, including capital improvement planning, the condition of the current public works garage, a potential new facility on Pinnacle Drive, a property revaluation, waste disposal after Hatch Hill closes, City Hall maintenance, and technology upgrades. The memo also proposes hosting a candidate's night in mid-October for residents to hear from candidates for local and state offices. No votes or decisions are scheduled in this memo.", "agenda_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.09.08_Item_20_-_Memo_re_Longer_term_issues_Candidates_forum.pdf", "minutes_url": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B9B342949-3E79-4064-B52A-92C27ED57113%7D/uploads/2026.09.08_Item_17a_-_Minutes.pdf", "source": "https://hallowell.govoffice.com"}], "count": 5, "next_cursor": "5", "total_available": 25, "api_version": 2}