$29.7 MILLION SCHOOL BUDGET
Yes — 831
No — 761
This was the third time the budget was put to voters.
The town’s tax rate is now 27.6 mills. A resident with a property assessed at $200,000 will see a tax bill increase of $168.
The spending plan today was $25,000 less than the budget voters rejected May 10.
Voters approved a $20.7 million town budget May 10.
The proposed school budget approved today carried a $677,000 increase over the school budget currently in place.
“I’m very glad, very glad,” said Bruce Baker, a Republican member of the Board of Education, after the totals were announced.
A total of 1,592 voters cast ballots, meaning about 17 percent of the town’s total 9,533 eligible voters participated.
“We are very happy. A lot of people worked hard to get the vote out,” said Kristen Harmeling, a Democratic member of the Board of Finance.
