CHESTERVILLE — Voters at the annual town meeting Monday night approved all articles, bringing the budget for 2017 to $861,954, or $18,954 more than last year.
Under the administration budget there was discussion about the health-care line.
Former Selectman Anne Lambert said there was $22,000 left over in that line last year. She suggested reducing the amount for health care so it’s closer to the actual amount spent. No action on that suggestion was taken.
Selectman Guy Iverson said, “The amount was reduced to $11,000 this year. The selectmen have talked about meeting quarterly with the Budget Committee so they would have a better idea of expenses. There are people on the Budget Committee who are interested in crunching the numbers further. You may see some more reductions next year.”
Selectman Tiffany Estabrook said some of the office expenses under administration would pay for building a town website, updating the computer systems and purchasing security cameras.
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