Westport Island selectmen set the town's 2007-2008 mill rate at $5.30 per $1,000 valuation at their meeting Monday evening. This is a drop from last year's mill rate of $5.80.

The total appropriation for the town is $1.4 million. County taxes are $212,000; town expenses, $246,000; and education $940,000.

The town's total real estate valuation is just over $270 million, and the taxable personal property valuation is $1.6 million.

In other business, the selectmen received a bill from Attorney James Katsiaficas for over $2,000 to answer the complaint brought by Michael Stern, Paul Nergaard, and E. Davies Allan.

The three residents are asking the court to overturn the decision of the town's planning board's approval of the Ferry Landing Boat launching project.

Allan, Stern and Nergaard also asked that the town's board of appeals overturn the planning board's decision. The board of appeals also denied their request. It was after that denial that the three residents took the issue to superior court for an appeal.

The selectmen appointed Linda Davis as Deputy Town Clerk, and Donna Gregory to a two-year appointment on the board of appeals.