NOTICES

  • The Board of Selectmen will be meeting on Thursday, August 12th and Thursday, August 26th at 7pm as scheduled.  Please note there will be NO WEEKLY MEETING on Thursday, August 5th or Thursday, August 19th. 

  • An Election will be held on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 to elect by secret ballot one Selectmen, Assessor, Overseer of the Poor.  Polls will be open from 8am - 8pm.  Absentee ballots will be available on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010.   Please click here to view the warrant with the addendum.

  • The Warrant and Finance Committee will meet on Monday, August 2nd at 6:00pm at the Acton Town Hall.

  • A special town meeting will be held on Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 7:00pm at the Acton Elementary School.  Please click here to view the warrant.

  • Please click here to view 2010 holiday closures for the Town of Acton municipal offices.

  • Please click here to review important information regarding the use of credit cards. 

  • Click here to download a Municipal Directory (updated 7/31/10)

  • Click here to download the "Request for Information" form

  • The Board of Selectmen will hold workshop hours on Tuesdays from 2pm - 4pm and Thursdays from 5pm - 7pm.

  • The Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee are continuing to review proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance, including the Shoreland District. Please click on any of the links below to review the documents:
    ProposedTable Of Contents Proposed Zoning Ordinance Proposed Shoreland Zoning   Property owners are encouraged to send their questions, concerns or any feedback to zoning@actonmaine.org. 

  • Stay Informed! Tune into Channel 26 to see your local goverment in action.

** Click here to view the Town of Acton Comprehensive Plan, with November of 2009 changes.

USEFUL LINKS ---

Click here to apply for a 2009 any deer permit - deadline to file online is August 16th, 2010

2009 Rent Refund/Circuit Breaker Program

Register Your Boat On-Line

Animal Welfare Society

Town of Acton Maps On-Line

Real Estate Information On-Line

Acton / Shapleigh Historical Society

Circuit Breaker Rent Refund Program

On-Line Dog Registrations

On-Line Car Registrations

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.

Here are a few facts about Acton:

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