Maine: Pittston Selectman recall scheduled for March 18; February 22 hearing on rescinding recall ordinance itself

The recall election against Pittston Selectman Joe Caputo has been scheduled for March 18 (though it took quite a while to get the Selectmen to approve a date). There is also a February 22 hearing on a vote to rescind the Pittston recall ordinance itself.

The recall is about a more hostile environment, turning it "less friendly." There is complaints about the treatment of the road commissioner as well as questions about expenditures. 

There was some question on how the petitions should be addressed (it says that it should be addressed to "those members of the Select Board having no interest in the subject matter of the petition.") Caputo is one of the officials who is on the board and Selectman Jean Ambrose signed the petition. Ambrose' sister started the petition.