Canaan Town Meeting preview

Published: 02-28-2025 8:47 PM

Articles of note: One article seeks to authorize the sale of a town-owned gravel pit on Route 118. Another article would allow the Selectboard to appoint the fire chief and firefighters, after recommendations from the chief. Another article asks whether voters would like the town to adopt a community power electric aggregation plan.

Contested races: There are no contested races for Selectboard this year.

Budgets and spending articles: The proposed operating budget is $6.16 million, up from $5.25 million last year. If defeated, the default budget would be $5.6 million. The proposed water and sewer budget is $352,000 to be raised by user fees. A separate article seeks an additional $90,000 in bonds for water system improvements. The town had previously approved a bond of $2.94 million for the project.

When, where and how to vote: Ballot voting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Canaan fire station, 62 NH RT 118.

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