CANTON – All articles in the annual meeting warrant passed Saturday except No. 24, which called for changing the transfer station hours. The residents who submitted the petition were present, and none of the 80 residents who had signed it spoke in favor of the change.
The total budget is $439,743, which is $16,507 less than last year.
Voters approved buying a garbage truck. Selectman Donald Hutchins said he had researched availability and thought $40,000 would buy a good used one that would be larger to accommodate material taken to the Jay burn center.
Craig Gammon said the present truck really couldn’t be repaired, and it was not large enough.
After considerable discussion, townspeople approved accepting a donation from Debbie Hutchins to have work done on the recreational field if it was named for her deceased father-in-law.
Representatives from several social and public services were present to give a report of what had been provided the residents of Canton over the past year. Those giving reports were from Androscoggin Home Health, Community Concepts, Western Maine Transportation, SeniorsPlus, River Valley Health Coalition and River Valley Growth Council.
The sum of $10,000 was approved to convert the former Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Staples Hill Road into the new town office.
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