WILTON — Nearly five years ago, Angie LeClair ended 15 years on the board of directors of the Mt. Blue Regional School District. Now, she is heading back to fill out an unfinished term.
LeClair was appointed Tuesday night by the Wilton Board of Selectpersons to serve the first year of the term of Griffin Mayhew, who died Dec. 8 at age 26. The remaining two years of Mayhew’s term are expected to be filled at the annual town meeting in June.
State law requires the board to appoint an interim director to fill any vacancy until it can be filled by voters at the next regularly scheduled election. The Wilton board postponed that decision at its Dec. 15 meeting, choosing not to act until after Mayhew’s funeral.
Selectwoman Nancy Allen nominated LeClair, citing her experience and saying, “She wouldn’t need any training.”
Allen added that LeClair’s views would align well with those of Mayhew.
Selectman Keith Swett offered two alternatives: give the seat to Doug Hiltz, whom Mayhew defeated 209-146 in the June 10, 2025, election for Regional School Unit 9 director, or seek applications for the position.
Board Chair David Leavitt said the seat should go to Hiltz.
“Since Doug showed interest and got votes, we should name him,” Leavitt said.
Neither Swett nor Leavitt nominated Hiltz, however.
Selectwoman Tiffany Maiuri, a 12-year board member, said that by seeking applications, the board could “see the applicants’ ideas” and choose one who “most closely aligned with Griffin.”
The vote to appoint LeClair was 3-2, with Selectman Philip Hilton joining Allen and Maiuri in support. Swett and Leavitt voted no.
LeClair is no stranger to the job. She served on the board from 2006 to 2021, with her final year as chair. That last year was a difficult one for the board, she said.
It was the year of COVID‑19, when the schools operated on remote and hybrid schedules.
LeClair said many residents were so angry about the schools’ response to the pandemic that “I was almost afraid to walk my dog.”
“I walked with my head down so angry people might not recognize me,” she joked.
After the meeting, LeClair said she might run for the remaining two years of Mayhew’s term.
“I’m considering it,” she said. “I’m interested.”
LeClair is a communications and marketing specialist for enrollment at the University of Maine at Farmington. She has been with UMF for 36 years. In 2013, she earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from UMF, with a focus on art and business.
In other matters, Town Manager Maria Greeley reported that all‑terrain vehicles had been involved in two road crashes in 2025. She said some residents have complained about the noise from ATVs and, especially, from dirt bikes. She also noted interest in connecting ATV routes to neighboring towns.
Nancy Merrow, who lives on McCrillis Corner Road, asked the board not to permit ATVs on that road. Traffic has become more difficult and driver behavior has worsened since COVID‑19, she said, adding: “An ATV is no match for a car. To add ATVs to that mix would just create more bedlam.”
Leavitt noted that the town attorney has advised the board it cannot establish routes or trails because the town already has an ATV policy. She said the only way to change the rules is to draft an ordinance for action at the annual town meeting.
He then called for a vote to repeal the policy to clear the way for a proposed ordinance. The board agreed 5-0.
Maiuri and Allen agreed to serve as negotiators with three unions representing police, Public Works Department employees and office staff members.
