Town Meeting: Weathersfield approves school, town budgets

Published: 03-10-2023 11:06 PM

WEATHERSFIELD — Voters approved the Weathersfield School District budget of $7.49 million in Town Meeting Day ballot voting.

As approved, the school budget is expected to result in education spending of $20,813 per equalized pupil, which is nearly 1% less than the current year.

On the municipal side, voters approved a general fund budget of $1.6 million, of which $1.3 million is expected to come from taxes.

They also approved a proposed highway fund budget is $1.17 million, of which $946,000 is slated to come from taxes. A separate article asks voters for $335,000 to support the town’s solid waste facility. 

With 136 votes, Kelly O’Brien won a two-year seat on the Selectboard, beating out Joseph Bublat and Matthew Walasewicz, who earned 120 and 82 votes respectively.

At the in-person Town Meeting on Saturday, voters approved all articles before them, including one that asked if voters would raise the business personal property tax exemption from $10,000 to $50,000.

Elected officials

Number of voters: 380

Number on checklist: 2,520

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Moderator: n/a

Selectboard (3 years): Paul Tillman

Selectboard (2 years): Kelly O’Brien

Lister (3 years): n/a

Lister (2 years): n/a  

Trustee of Public Funds: n/a

Cemetery Commissioner: Robert Holtorf

Library Trustee: Mavis Shand Ellingwood

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