It seems like voters in Southport love Marc Kurtz. On March 2, he was one of four municipal candidates running unopposed, but  the only one to receive all 48 votes cast. Kurtz was re-elected to a three-year school committee term.  Adam Climo received 45 of 48 ballots cast and won re-election to a two-year school committee term. Smith Climo received 43 votes, and won re-election to a  Boothbay Region Water District trustee three-year term. Selectman Gerry Gamage received 43 votes, and won re-election to another three-year term.

At town meeting later that night, the school and municipal budgets easily passed. The school budget was $1,569,235, which reflected a small decrease. The municipal budget was $1,954,506, which was an increase. The only article receiving any negative vote was No. 17, "To see what sum the town will raise and appropriate in additional funds which exceed the state's Essential Programs and Services allocation model as required to fund the budget recommended by the school committee?" Residents voted by secret ballot, 33 yes to 1 no, to raise $914,678 in additional local funds.

The only other article to receive any scrutiny was No. 37, "To see what sum the town will vote to support the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District?" Prior to the printing of the town report, the district requested $298,459 from Southport, but a closer examination of the request resulted in a major formula recalculation.

On Feb. 11, Boothbay Selectman and Refuse District Director Chuck Cunningham discovered the calculations didn't use 2020 census figures as required by law. On Feb. 12, the directors found another formula problem. For the past 24 years, the district used the wrong formula for calculating each member's contribution. A new calculation discovered Southport's portion increased by $19,186.

Southport's Refuse District Director Amy Harkins explained the error during the town meeting. Several residents spoke about the "potential" flaw in the district's  voting procedure. The formula used land valuation to calculate each town's contribution. "What does land valuation have to do with how much trash you produce," resident Matt Cole asked.

Gamage told residents the town report was already printed and residents couldn't adjust the figure upwards. So, he reported selectmen and the budget committee recommended $298,459 for the refuse district. The article passed without any opposition.

In other elections, Cole was elected from the floor to a three-year term as a library trustee. Madison Gaudette, Oliver Cusano and Cole were elected to three-year budget committee terms. Paul "Bucky" Holloway was elected to a one-year budget committee term. Sarah Sherman and Gamage were elected to three-year cemetery district trustee terms. Bruce Joule was elected to a one-year cemetery trustee term.