At Hebron’s annual town meeting Saturday, March 14, voters approved an annual budget of $1.2 million.

Municipal spending in the new fiscal year projects to be about 3% less than the 2025 budget. 

Roads maintenance and paving projects saw an overall 6% increase over last year. This year, $90,000 of the paving budget is to be raised from tax revenues and $100,000 will be appropriated from the town’s undesignated fund balance.

With Hebron entering its second year of a 32-hour/week for the town administrator overseeing daily operations and supervising staff, the Board of Selectmen is scaling back the stipends paid to its three-person board. The chairman’s compensation was reduced from $15,000 to $5,000, while the other two will go from $7,500 each last year to $5,000, a 42% decrease.

General government spending is budgeted at $360,940 for 2026, a near 6% rise. Town Administrator Alicia Bryant said increases are largely due to higher utility, insurance and contracted services, such as financial audits.

Voters approved a total of $30,000 be appropriated from the undesignated fund balance for future purchases of a plow truck, fire truck and commercial mowing equipment.

In all, 38 of 39 warrant articles were approved.

For an open three-year term on the Board of Selectmen, Mark Cayer Jr. received 35 votes and James Reid got 22. Joe Chretien did not seek reelection. He was voted in last March to complete the term of Derek Pike, who resigned.

Tanya Dunn was elected to fill a vacancy on the Maine School Administrative District 17 board of directors. James Bonnevie will serve a three-year term as Moody Library trustee and James Trundy was chosen to serve on the budget committee.

Proposed revisions to Hebron’s land use ordinance were voted down.

Vern Maxfield once again served as meeting moderator.