TOWN OF TURNER

What TOWN OF TURNER does

The Town of Turner is a municipal government entity incorporated in 1782 in western Maine, United States, serving a population of just under 6,000 residents. It is governed by a Board of Selectmen and operates through functional departments: the Town Office (registrations, vital records, voting and elections, audits and reports), Code Enforcement, Tax Assessment, Fire & Rescue (a volunteer fire force operating three stations — main station, South Station, and North Turner/BQMC — plus full-time rescue services led by Rescue Chief Lisa Bennett and Fire Chief Steven Michaud), Public Works (highway construction, facility maintenance, and snow plowing under Department Manager Kent Harrington), the Transfer Station and Recycling Facility, and a General Assistance program administered by Kurt Schaub for emergency food, housing, electrical, heating, and household expenses.

Service delivery combines in-person access at eight Turner-based facilities (Town Office at 11 Turner Center Road, Public Works at 81 Pit Road, three fire stations, Transfer Station at 57 Dump Road, the Leavitt Institute Community Room, and the Turner Historical Museum) with digital channels. The official website (turnermaine.com) acts as the primary online presence and integrates with Maine state government portals for Rapid Renewal (vehicle registration), boat renewal, dog licensing, ATV and snowmobile registration, and hunting and fishing licenses; property tax payments are processed via an AndroGov platform, and real estate assessment data is hosted on a third-party CAMA system.

The entity is a tax- and fee-funded public body with no commercial revenue model. Funding derives from property taxes, vehicle/boat/ATV/dog/hunting-fishing registrations, transfer station permits, and General Assistance administration. Marketing channels are limited to the official website and a Facebook social presence; distribution channels consist of in-person visits to the Town Office and Transfer Station and the integrated state online portals. The entity is not an investment-grade commercial enterprise, and the input data explicitly notes that revenue information is not applicable.

Name

TOWN OF TURNER

Legal name

Town of Turner

Website

https://turnermaine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1782

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Town of Turner is a municipal government entity incorporated in 1782 in western Maine, serving just under 6,000 residents through tax administration, code enforcement, fire and rescue, public works, transfer station, and general assistance services delivered via in-person offices and state-integrated online portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (56179)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public safety services
• Property tax administration
• Waste management services
• Community assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Turner

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Town of Turner operates as a municipal government entity providing administrative, public safety, infrastructure, and community services to approximately 6,000 residents of Turner, Maine. Core services include town office administration (registrations, vital records, voting and elections), code enforcement, property tax assessment, volunteer fire and rescue, public works (highway maintenance, snow plowing), transfer station and recycling operations, and a General Assistance emergency aid program. The town also connects residents to state-operated online portals for vehicle, boat, dog, ATV/snowmobile, and hunting/fishing license renewals.

Product overview

The Town of Turner operates a municipal government website providing a suite of administrative and public services. The core offerings include town office administrative services (registrations, vital records, elections), code enforcement, tax assessment, fire and rescue services, public works, transfer station operations, and general assistance programs. The town also provides integrated online services connecting to Maine state government portals for vehicle registration renewals (Rapid Renewal), boat renewals, dog licensing, ATV and snowmobile registrations, and hunting and fishing licenses. Property tax payments are processed through an AndroGov platform, while real estate assessment data is available through a third-party CAMA system. The service architecture is a unified website platform providing access to both direct municipal services and state government integration points.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Turner Town Office Services Municipal administrative services including registrations, vital records, voting and elections, and town audits and reports for Turner, Maine residents.
• Code Enforcement Town ordinance enforcement and compliance services for Turner, Maine residents and property owners.
• Tax Assessment Property tax assessment services including tax commitment books, tax bills, and exemption programs for Turner, Maine property owners.
• Fire & Rescue Volunteer fire department with three stations and full-time rescue services for emergency response serving Turner, Maine residents.
• Public Works Highway construction, facility maintenance, winter snow plowing, and transfer station maintenance services for Turner, Maine residents.
• Transfer Station & Recycling Household waste collection, recyclables processing, and residential waste management for Turner, Maine residents with permit sticker.
• General Assistance Emergency assistance program for food, housing, electrical, heating, and essential household expenses for qualifying Turner, Maine residents.
• Online Property Tax Payment Online property tax payment service through AndroGov platform for Turner, Maine property owners.
• Real Estate Assessing Online property assessment data and tax maps through third-party CAMA platform for Turner, Maine residents.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Maine Municipal Association: Statewide membership organization representing Maine municipalities. Provides risk management, training, and advocacy services to towns like Turner, making it a structural industry peer for governance and operational support.

Direct peers

• Town of Buckfield, Maine: Adjacent small rural Maine town with similar population scale and municipal service structure. Operates the same core municipal functions (town office, public works, transfer station, fire/rescue) for a comparable resident base, making it a direct structural peer.
• Town of Livermore, Maine: Neighboring small Maine town in western Maine with similar demographics and rural municipal service delivery model. Comparable in scale, governance, and service portfolio, including volunteer fire and public works departments.
• Town of Hebron, Maine: Small Oxford County, Maine municipality similar in population size and service breadth. Operates analogous municipal departments and faces comparable rural service delivery challenges.

Others

• JEODonnell CAMA (Tyler Technologies): Computer-assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) platform used by Turner for real estate assessment data. Represents the broader municipal technology ecosystem supporting small-town assessment operations.
• AndroGov: Online municipal payment platform provider used by Turner for property tax collection. Serves as a technology vendor enabling Turner's digital service modernization strategy.

Regional players

• Town of Auburn, Maine: Larger neighboring municipality bordering Turner. Operates an expanded municipal service portfolio and serves as the primary urban amenity hub adjacent to Turner's service area, providing useful comparison for service scaling.
• City of Lewiston, Maine: Adjacent urban center bordering Turner providing city-level services. Useful as a scaled municipal reference and the primary regional service hub that Turner residents access for higher-order services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/post
• Facebookfacebook.com/sharer.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/town-of-turner

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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