Voters wrestled with the issue of whether the town should seek ownership of a landmark lighthouse and they elected two Planning Board members at their annual election and town meeting held earlier this week (March 19-20).

The town clerk's office said that Town Meeting, by an overwhelming show of hands, approved spending up to $10,000 for legal advice on how to go about acquiring Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, which is currently maintained by the American Lighthouse Foundation of Wells under a lease agreement it has with the current owner, the United States Coast Guard.

In order to access the 28-foot lighthouse tower, whose image has been imprinted on the Maine state quarter, visitors must pass through a town-owned park and pay a fee.

"We think it would best if the lighthouse were reunited with the park," said John Allan, chairman of the town's Lighthouse Committee.

In a three-way race for two seats on the Planning Board, voters elected Robert Cushing and William Cummings. They defeated William Mullin, Jr., who was appointed as an alternate to the board. Incumbent Selectman Chad Hanna, who ran unopposed, was re-elected.