POLAND — A municipal election will be held Friday, April 6, to choose two selectmen, two School Board members, two Budget Committee members and three library trustees.

Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Poland Town Hall. Town meeting will resume at 9 a.m. Saturday at Poland Regional High School.

Four people are running for two seats, both for three-year terms, on the Board of Selectmen.

At Candidates Night Michelle Arsenault promised that if elected she would work to ensure that all townspeople would be treated equally, with one set of rules for everyone.

She graduated from Lake Region High School and has worked in the banking industry, in a supervisory position, for many years. She also has been an office assistant in different types of businesses. She volunteers at the Poland Food Bank and has coached basketball in Mechanic Falls, volunteered in local schools and was co-chair for project graduation in 2007. She has three sons, two in college, with the third a student at Whittier Middle School.

“I believe that, as a board, the selectmen need to be open and accountable for their actions. They represent the townspeople and are here for them,” Arsenault said, “I’d like to see a venue where the citizens have more input and awareness of what is facing the town.”

James Fernald said he supports business development in Poland, but would insist that it meet standards.

He graduated from Edward Little High School and Colorado Mountain College with a degree in ski area management. Since 1996 he has worked as a John Deere service technician, currently with Hammond Tractor in Auburn; previously he worked as a lift maintenance supervisor at Sunday River. He has been a coach for Poland Recreation soccer and softball programs, and serves on the board which maintains the Eighth Maine Regiment’s historical building on Peaks Island and is current president of the Highland Cemetery Association. He and his wife, Margaret, have a son at Poland Regional High School and a daughter at Whittier Middle School.

“My family settled in Poland in 1790 and have been involved in public service with the town for generations,” Fernald said, “I feel that it is my time to work with the residents of Poland to keep the town on a fiscally responsible path of growth.”

Lawrence “Larry” Moreau, who has served on the Board of Selectmen for three years, described himself at Candidates Night as pro-business and a team player.

He graduated from Lewiston High School and, since 1988, has been general manager for Jim’s Auto Sales, Rent-it and Center Street Development LLC. He has served on the town Budget Committee for 11 years, the Planning Board for 12 years, the Board of Appeals for two years and many other ad-hoc town committees. He is also an EMT and has served on the National Ski Patrol for 12 years. He and his wife, Sandy, have two grown children, a son who is a married Poland homeowner and a daughter who is a college student.

“I am running for re-election because I feel an obligation to serve the community and its citizens. I believe I have the business knowledge and skills that allow me to continue working as a team member of the board,” Moreau said, “I would greatly appreciate your support and vote.”

James Walker Jr. said that Poland was on the right track, “being open for business.” A lifelong Poland resident with deep roots, he went to local schools, graduating from Edward Little High School. For most of his adult life, he has been an independent tractor-trailer driver. He volunteers at the Poland Community Church Food Bank and Thrift Shop, and videotapes special programs held by the Poland Historical Society and the Friends of Ricker Memorial Library. He has two grown daughters, one who is married and living in Oxford with his two grandchildren, and the other who is in the U.S. Air Force.

“I am concerned that Poland should always remain open to new business, especially small business operations, while we retain as much of our country atmosphere as possible,” Walker said, “I want Poland to continue to be the town where families want to live and can afford to live.”

Two people are running for two seats on the RSU 16 Board of Directors. The terms are for three years. Current School Board member Scott Sawyer is seeking re-election. Grace Gendron is seeking the seat now held by Jeanne Manley.

While there are no contested seats on the Ricker Library Board of Directors, Jeanne Wright is on the ballot for a three-year term. Julie Cushman and Deborah Lamb are seeking to fill the two one-year seats that are now open.

There are two three-year seats open on the town Budget Committee, but only one name on the ballot. Lionel C. Ferland Jr. is seeking another term. The second seat will be filled by a write-in candidate, as no one has come forward to fill the seat currently held by Norm Beauparlant.