November 07, 2024
TOWN MEETINGS

WASHBURN: BUDGET WINS CITIZEN APPROVAL

Local residents voted on five municipal seats and considered a $1,187,914 budget during their annual elections and town meeting, according to Town Clerk Beverly Turner. Turner said Thursday that with three uncontested three-year terms open on the school board, Noreen MacIntosh and incumbents Jennifer Olson and Andrew Churchill secured the seats. Residents also voted in incumbents Mike Umphrey and Kermit Fuller, who ran unopposed for two three-year terms to the Town Council. Elections were held Monday and the annual town meeting was held the following night at the local high school, with residents passing the 2006 municipal budget. Town Manager Andrea Powers said last week that the budget was up slightly in order to maintain the town’s current level of services. Driving factors this year were insurance, a 3 percent cost of living increase, costs associated with a new sewer system, and the cost of materials to maintain roads, which Powers said has gone up significantly.


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