LIVERMORE — Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to choose two selectpersons and two school board directors. Balloting will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
And on Wednesday, the annual town meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Spruce Mountain Primary School.
Select Board Chairman Mark Chretien is unopposed for another three-year term, while Brett Deyling is running for the seat held by Tom Gould, who is not seeking re-election to a three-year term.
Regional School Unit 73 Director Steven Langlin is unopposed for a three-year term. No one is running for a second seat.
Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said write-in candidates will be considered by selectpersons to fill that school board vacancy.
At the town meeting, voters will consider a $3.98 million budget, up 7.3% from this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The amount includes Androscoggin County taxes and the RSU 73 assessment.
The county tax is up $6,052, while the school assessment is up $202,777 from a year ago.
Selectpersons and the Budget Committee differed on amounts to recommend for capital highway improvements and outside agencies.
Selectpersons recommend $395,000 for highway improvements, which includes $25,000 to rebuild 5,900 feet of Waters Hill Road, and $20,000 for cold mix. The Budget Committee supports spending $350,000, the same amount as last year.
The Budget Committee also recommended no pay increases for highway workers; selectpersons recommend a 1% raise.
Selectpersons and the Budget Committee also disagreed on amounts to recommend for Area Youth Sports insurance and amounts for outside agencies. The insurance is in a separate warrant article this year. The Budget Committee recommends $728; selectpersons recommend $750.
The Budget Committee voted not to recommend any money to heat the AYS building, which is the former Livermore Falls High School. Selectpersons recommend $1,000. AYS requested $1,250.
The article on non-municipal agencies is written so voters can approve lesser amounts for each. No new agencies can be added from the floor. During budget deliberations in March, Selectperson Gould said he wanted voters to have a voice.
If all warrant articles are approved at the highest amounts, Livermore would exceed spending limits set by the state by about $16,000. Voters would need to approve exceeding the spending limit.
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