NEW VINEYARD — With little discussion, voters at town meeting Saturday approved a wind power facility plan that would protect what is most valuable to its citizens.

“By voting to adopt or not to adopt the ordinance, you’re not saying whether you are for or are not for wind power,” said Board Chairman Richard Hargreaves. “Without an ordinance, we have nothing to say about wind power in New Vineyard.”

Voters unanimously approved the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance, which sets clearly defined limits for all future developers and landowners.

Voters also nominated municipal officials from the floor, and all incumbents, including Road Commissioner Earl Luce Jr., Selectman Fay Adams, Planning Board members Patti Knapp, Jon Cavanaugh, Richard Hargreaves and Planning Board alternate Brent Laflin, were re-elected.

Townspeople spent the rest of the morning balancing fiscal responsibility with the need to repair, replace or invest in equipment and infrastructure.

The Fire Department’s pumper truck needs repairs now, said Fire Chief Douglas Churchill, and spending $200,000 to buy a new vehicle wasn’t in the budget.

“It’s a 1978 standard shift, so it’s hard to find parts for, but it moves down the road really well, and I like to drive it,” he said. “We’ve applied for (Federal Emergency Management Agency) money, but we’re seeing that money dry up and we’re not counting on getting any.”

Voters supported the equipment requests with little debate.

The Barker Road construction fund had been depleted, and voters authorized taking $20,000 from the surplus account to start rebuilding the fund. They also authorized $145,000 for snowplowing for the coming year. They approved taking $50,000 from surplus to reduce taxes and $1,000 for legal expenses.

Budget categories tied to rising fuel costs generated concerns about spending extra money. With more than $100,000 in unpaid 2010 real estate taxes, Jon Cavanaugh suggested amending a warrant article authorizing selectmen to sell property taken for unpaid taxes.

“I would suggest that we allow that no individual(s), organizations, or companies, who also owe overdue personal and/or property taxes to the town, be allowed to purchase foreclosed property until their own taxes were paid in full,” he said.

Selectman Frank Foster suggested that change might raise some legal issues from potential buyers.

“If they can’t have money to pay their taxes, they can’t have money to pay a lawyer,” Cavanaugh replied.

The amended article passed unanimously.