NEW GLOUCESTER — Voters at the annual town meeting Monday, May 2, will be asked to approve spending $18,000 on improvements to the library and $50,000 for a pickup truck, among other requests.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Memorial School on Route 231. Voter registration begins at 6:30 p.m.

The proposed budget for 2016-17 is $5.02 million, which is 2.5 percent more than this fiscal year. Revenues of $3.15 million would leave $1.87 million to be raised by local taxes.

Included in the 33-article warrant are the following:

• $9,500 from the Capital Reserve account to eliminate radon from the library; a

• $8,500 to repair the library foundation;

Advertisement

• $825,000 for phase three of the Morse Road reconstruction project;  

• $25,245 from the fairgrounds playground account; and

• $24,755 from the fairgrounds capital reserve account to improve the New Gloucester Fairgrounds. The state is contributing $55,000, for a total of $105,000 for the project.

Other requests include:

• Emergency medical services, $156,153;

• Fire Department, $218.740;

Advertisement

• Public safety dispatch, $37,752;

• Public Works, $703,040;

• Solid waste, $233,028; and

• Library, $93,631.

Voters will be asked to authorize selectmen to dispose of 13 properties acquired due to nonpayment of taxes.


Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.

Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.