Windham Town Council finalizes committee appointments

By Ed Pierce

With the full contingent of newly elected members taking their seats on the Windham Town Council, committee assignments were determined during the council’s Nov. 25 meeting.

Members of the Windham Town Council meet at Windham 
Town Hall on Tuesday, Nov, 25. From left are Councilors
Katie Cook, Maggie Terry, David Nadeau, Mark Morrison,
Bill Reiner, Doug Fortier and Brett Jones.
PHOTO BY ED PIERCE     

Three councilors, David Nadeau, Bill Reiner and Katie Cook, were appointed to serve on the town’s Finance Committee. Nadeau and Cook are At-Large council members while Reiner represents Windham’s West District.

To serve on the town’s Appointments Committee, the council elected councilors Mark Morrison, Maggie Terry and Katie Cook. Terry represents Windham’s North District while Morrison is an At-Large town councilor.

Councilors Brett Jones (Windham East District), Bill Reiner and David Nadeau were elected to serve on the Windham Ordinance Committee.

Two new council representatives were elected to serve on the Windham Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. They are Maggie Terry (North District) and Doug Fortier (South District).

The Windham Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee council representative will be Brett Jones (East District).

The council elected At-Large town councilors Katie Cook and Mark Morrison to serve on the Substance Prevention Grant Committee.

Following a brief discussion, councilors deferred making an appointment for the Windham Natural Resources Advisory Committee. Town Manager Bob Burns said the committee typically deals with issues such as town building energy efficiency and solar panel use but suggested that the council may want to eliminate this committee and place oversight elsewhere during a future meeting.

For the Highland Lake Leadership Team, councilors appointed David Nadeau (At-Large) as the council representative for this group.

Councilors elected Mark Morrison (At-Large) as council representative to the Forbes Lane Neighborhood Park ad hoc Committee.

The council’s representatives to the Substance Prevention Grant Committee will be At-Large councilors Mark Morrison and Katie Cook.

For service on the Windham Middle School Repurpose Advisory Committee, councilors elected Maggie Terry (North District), Katie Cook (At-Large) and Bill Reiner (West District).

Council members David Nadeau (At-Large) and Maggie Terry were elected to the North Windham Fire Station Repurpose Advisory Committee.

Councilor Mark Morrison (At-Large) was elected as the Town of Windham’s delegate to the Greater Portland Council of Governments General Assembly, which is the policy making body of GPCOG. Councilor Bill Reiner (West District) will serve as the town’s alternate delegate to the GPCOG.

The council appointed Windham Town Manager Bob Burns as representative to the ecomaine Board of Directors with Councilor David Nadeau to serve as alternate town representative for that organization.

Earlier in November, councilors elected Mark Morrison as Town Council chair, with Bill Reiner elected as Vice Chair and David Nadeau as Council Parliamentarian.

Morrison was first elected to the Windham Town Council in 2020 and then was re-elected to a three year At-Large term in 2023. He previously served as the Town Council chair from November 2023 to November 2024 and has lived in Windham since 1990 while working as a financial advisor.

Reiner was first elected to the council representing Windham’s West District in 2021 and was re-elected to the council in 2024. He moved to Windham in 2016 and works in the Critical Care nursing field.

Nadeau was first elected to the Windham Town Council in 2011 and before that served for 10 years as a member of Windham’s Planning Board. He was re-elected to the council in an At-Large role in 2024 and has previously served as the Town Council Parliamentarian and Town Council chair. He is retired from a career in electronics engineering.

Vacancies currently exist on two town committees for residents to serve on.

There is one available seat for a resident on the Windham Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, and one seat open on the Windham Summerfest Committee.

Printed applications will be accepted in the Town Manager's office at Windham Town Hall, 8 School Road in Windham, until the positions are filled. Applications may be downloaded online at https://www.windhammaine.us/376/Committee-Vacancies or you may request an application by calling 207-892-1907. <