The Board of Selectmen have scheduled a Special Town Meeting on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 7:00pm to address Winter Road Maintenance Overdrafts. Please click here to view the complete warrant or samples can be obtained at the Acton Town Hall during regular business hours.
The Town of Acton is soliciting bids for lawn care for the 2015 season (May-Nov). Mowing is to be done at the Acton Town Hall- (35 H Road), Acton Public Safety Building- (1725 Route 109), Mary Grant Nature Preserve-(420 Sam Page Road) and the Lincoln Schoolhouse – (8 Orchard Road) on an as needed basis. Raking, fertilizing and spring and fall cleanup at the Town Hall site is also included. Bid should include both a price per mow and a price per season quote as well as a list of three references. All bids need to be submitted by 4pm on April 8, 2015 to Town of Acton, 35 H Road, Acton, Maine 04001. Envelope should have “Lawn Bid” clearly marked on the outside. Proof of liability insurance, and worker’s compensation insurance or a State exemption form, must be furnished before the bid can be awarded. Bids will be opened at the Selectman’s Meeting on April 9, 2014 at 7pm. Interested parties may contact 207-636-3131 with any questions.
Useful Documents:
Town of Acton Municipal Directory
Town of Acton Comprehensive Plan
Town of Acton Request for Information Form
Useful Links:
Town of Acton Interactive Maps
Town of Acton On-Line Assessing
Acton / Shapleigh Historical Society
Vanity Plate Availability Search
Renew Your Driver's License On-Line
Purchase Hunting/Fishing Licenses On-Line
Register Your ATV/Snowmobile On-Line
State of Maine Sex Offender Registry
Welcome to the Acton, Maine official website. Acton is a small town in Southern Maine situated along the New Hampshire border that offers many wonderful activities with it's miles of lakes and forests.
Acton is a town in York County, incorporated on March 6, 1830; it ceded land to Shapleigh in 1831. It was part of a much larger tract of land in purchased in 1661 by Francis Small from Chief Sunday of the Newichawannock Tribe.
Settled in 1776, the town's first mill, a grist mill, was built on the Salmon Falls River in 1779 by Joseph Parsons.
Prior to incorporation it was the western part of the plantation of Hubbardstown; in 1789 it became the eastern part of the town of Shapleigh. The town was named for Acton, England, now a part of greater London.
Silver was discovered in 1877, followed by a decade of mining and prospecting, after which the mines were abandoned.
Acton's western border is with New Hampshire and is defined by the Salmon Falls River. The town has substantial frontage on several lakes: Mousam, Wilson, Great East, and Square Pond.
The town lies northwest of Sanford on Route 109, which continues into New Hampshire.
County: York
School Dist/Dept: Acton School Department
Senate District: 2
House District: 144
Congressional District: 1
Population: 2145
Area: 41.8 sq miles
Pop. Density: 57/sq mile
Longitude: W 70:54:57
Latitude: N 43:32:01