Wales voters cast ballots Tuesday at the Municipal Center on Centre Road. Polling hours were extended from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to accommodate the number of residents. Town Clerk Sharon Sigel said 40 people voted between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. with 20 people registering to vote by 10:30 a.m. Christopher Wheelock/Sun Journal
WALES — Voters in Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield passed the 2025 fiscal year budget for Regional School Unit 4 on Tuesday on the fourth try.
The vote was 2,450 to 2,246.
The tallies by town were Litchfield, 854-899, Sabattus, 1,147-928 and Wales, 449-414.
The $22.63 million budget is an increase of $1.05 million, or 4.91%, over last year.
The original budget of $23.38 million was voted down June 11, the second budget of $22.71 million was voted down July 30, and the third budget of $22.67 million was voted down Sept. 24.
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