DEXTER – Residents in Garland, Exeter and Ripley joined Dexter Wednesday in adopting the 2004 budget for SAD 46 during a referendum vote.

The combined total votes for the budget articles were as follows, with yes and no votes listed respectively: administration expenses, 358 to 228; board of director’s expenses, 323 to 257; principal’s expenses, 317 to 262; guidance, 362 to 209; library expenses, 400 to 183; special education, 369 to 212; vocational education, 430 to 157; co-curricular expenses, 367 to 223; food services, 456 to 119; transportation, 408 to 176; capital outlay, 334 to 213; undistributed expenses, 354 to 196; all other educational expenses, 357 to 192; foundation allocation, 342 to 201; debt service allocation, 429 to 102; additional local funds, 308 to 234; adult education, 365 to 184; total budget, 319 and 191; authorization to transfer 10 percent of the budget into other lines in the event of emergencies, 352 to 196; to authorization to expend any unanticipated additional state school purpose aid for capital outlay, 327 to 218.