Voters will consider approving a proposed $660,295 budget as part of the 60-article warrant.
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Detroit voters to consider $449,000 budget at Town Meeting
The Detroit annual Town Meeting will be held Saturday, March 20, at the town hall, with elections to be held the day before, also at the town hall.
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Palmyra residents vote to fund town hall repair, reject truck purchase
About 33 people turned out Saturday for the annual Town Meeting at the community center, and Selectman David Gilbert was reelected in Friday’s elections.
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Starks voters approve proposed $564,806 budget, carbon fee request
Fifty-two people turned out Friday at the Starks Community Center to vote on referendums and reelect officials.
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A tie in Rome selectman’s race ends when candidate exits from contest
The annual Rome Town Meeting and elections were anything but business as usual Friday and Saturday as a tie in the first selectman’s race was broken when the incumbent announced she was exiting the contest and charged that some officials had tried to smear her name.
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Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues
Representatives of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
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Albion residents to vote on proposed $1.18 million budget at Town Meeting
The annual Town Meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the Albion Fire Station on March 20. Elections are set for 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. March 19 at the Besse Building.
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Residents to vote on new plow truck at Palmyra Town Meeting
Voters also to consider setting aside funds to conduct a town revaluation.
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Benton devises creative way to conduct annual Town Meeting with virtual forum, voting later
Benton voters may take part in virtual or conference call discussions on the Town Meeting warrant articles Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week and may vote by secret ballot on all articles March 27 at the town office or do so by absentee ballot.
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March town meetings were timed to get government business done before planting season
With many towns postponing or changing the format of the annual town meeting because of the coronavirus pandemic, a look back at the March tradition is traced to an agrarian society. The meeting originated when Maine was a district of Massachusetts, according to Wikipedia. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was authorized by royal charter, issued by […]