STRONG — Town meeting voters on Saturday gave pay raises to volunteer firefighters and agreed to raise taxes for a utility truck and a backhoe. Moderator Susan Pratt announced results of Friday’s elections. Selectmen Rodney Cook and Dick Worthley were re-elected for three-year terms. Clarence Nutting and Candy Clarke will serve six-year terms as new […]
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Avon voters increase spending
AVON — Voters at town meeting Saturday approved a modest increase in their overall budget for 2018. The town’s 30-year veteran moderator, Richard Caton Jr., has retired, so Selectman Jerry Gilchrist led voters through 65 articles Saturday morning. The adopted $241,045 budget was about 5 percent over last year’s total, according to First Selectman Greta […]
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Selecboard raises on warrant in Hebron
HEBRON — Voters will be asked to approve a Fiscal 2018 municipal budget that supports an increase in the winter roads account, a new plow truck and raises for the Board of Selectmen’s salaries, when Annual Town Meeting gets underway Saturday, March 17. Action on the 57-article warrant, which includes the annual election of town officers, […]
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Strong voters will consider 10.8 percent increase in budget
STRONG — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting will be asked to raise 10.8 percent more money than last year, in part, to pay for a new backhoe and a new one-ton utility truck. Polls will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Forster Memorial Building to elect municipal officers. The meeting […]
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New Vineyard voters approve zoning changes
NEW VINEYARD — Town meeting voters passed a six-month spending plan Saturday as the first step toward changing the town budget from a calendar year to a fiscal year. Voters raised and appropriated $269,769 to run the town for the first six months of 2018. Last year’s 12-month budget was $501,000. “If you double what […]
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Andover residents encouraged to vote on spending, officers
ANDOVER — Selectman Jane Rich is urging residents to attend this month’s annual town meeting and elections because of money issues and officers to be decided. The meeting is at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Town Hall, with elections from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, also at the Town Hall. “This year […]
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New Vineyard voters to consider six-month budget
NEW VINEYARD — Voters at the annual town meeting Saturday will decide on a six-month budget to finance town operations until the new fiscal year begins July 1. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at Smith Hall. Members of the local Franklin County 4-H Working Steers Club will serve a pancake breakfast from 8 […]
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West Paris voters approve Fire Department request
WEST PARIS — Voters sided with the town manager Saturday and approved a higher amount of money for the Fire Department than recommended by selectmen and the Budget Committee. Town Manager Wade Rainey made a motion at the annual town meeting to budget $97,650, the same as last year. Selectmen and the Budget Committee recommended […]
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Greene voters approve $3.4 million bond for garage and road work
GREENE — Town meeting voters on Saturday approved a $3.4 million bond to build a new Public Works garage and to rebuild and pave several roads. The Public Works garage at 202 Main St. is “undersized, and not handicapped-accessible,” and incapable of housing the town’s trucks, Town Manager Charles Noonan said. The new garage will be […]
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Minot voters agree to pave driveway
MINOT — Town meeting voters on Saturday approved a $1.78 million municipal budget that is $27,000 more than the previous fiscal year’s spending. Tax-wise, “that’s pennies,” Board of Selectmen Chairman Steve French said. The mill rate of $15 per $1,000 of property value won’t change much as a result of the municipal budget, but the change […]