The Boothbay selectmen approved six articles on Sept. 14 for the November ballot. On Nov. 8, after voters select a moderator for the special town meeting warrant, they will cast secret ballots on five other articles.

Three deal with the proposed Route 27 development plan. Article Two requests voters authorize general obligation bonds or notes in the amount of $1.15 million to finance the town’s share of the redevelopment project. The bond’s total estimated debt service is $1,531,227 over a 20-year period. Article Two is only in effect if Articles Three and Four receive approval.

Article Three seeks voter authorization for the selectmen to enter into a Business Partnership Initiative Agreement with the state, through the Department of Transportation, and PGC5 LLC, the entity which owns the Boothbay Harbor Country Club. The agreement provides $3.3 million for the project’s costs. The MDOT would fund $1 million or 30 percent of the project. The town and PGC5 would each finance $1.15 million or 70 percent.

Article Four seeks voter approval to amend the town of Boothbay’s Development Program No. 3, Boothbay Commercial Development Omnibus Municipal Tax Increment Financing District and Development Program, and adopt the first amendment to the agreement. The article’s passage would allow the Boothbay town office to become part of the TIF district. The town office would join other properties on Route 27 from the Boothbay Harbor Country Club to the Industrial Park as part of the TIF district.

If the town office becomes part of the district, that would allow TIF funds to be used for property enhancements on the municipal property, according to Town Manager Dan Bryer.

Article Five seeks voter approval to authorize the selectmen to enter into a credit enhancement agreement with C & L Forestry Wood Pellets Inc. The new business opened in the industrial park this year and produces wood pellets.

The authorization would allow C & L to participate in the Boothbay Commercial Development District Program. The agreement would require the town to return 75 percent of the tax increment increase arising from the property’s valuation increase for 20 years.

Article Six seeks voter approval authorizing  the selectmen to enter into an agreement with the state allowing the MDOT to use town-owned property at 911 Wiscasset Road as a Park and Ride Lot. The agreement would last up to 10 years.

The selectmen recommend voters approve all six articles.

The referendum questions regarding the proposed Route 27 redevelopment plan and its financing were the only ones which drew public responses. Residents asked about the status of an alternative proposal regarding Route 27 traffic called the “Helman Plan.”

“It’s kind of cool when you look at it. It’s shaped like a giant square,” Selectman Steve Lewis said. “But it would result in a lot of land taking. Bet’s (Fish Fry) would be out of business because she’d have no customer parking. It would take out (the old) Welch’s Store (property) and Gary Arsenault’s business (Northern Lights and Electric) as well.”

The selectmen believed the Helman Plan would require more land to convert Common Way into part of Route 27. As a local road, Common Way only needs 25 feet of right of way. A state road, like Route 27, would need 100 feet, according to town officials.

The selectmen will hold a public hearing on the referendum questions at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 prior to the next board meeting. The selectmen are inquiring whether the Boothbay Region YMCA will host the meeting.