town government
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
Whitefield voters pass $1.5 million budget at Town Meeting
The budget's total is $1,556,698, but after revenue sources, $1,075,098 will be raised by taxes. The mill rate will be unknown until the school budget is voted on, on Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2020
Our View: Waterville’s secret meetings are no way to govern
Even a disease outbreak doesn't excuse a municipality's violation of the state's public meeting law.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
Jim Fossel: Old-fashioned democracy threatened by novel virus
The New England town meeting form of government has survived for centuries, but it may not outlive the coronavirus response..
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Conflicts of interest mire firefighter stipend debate in latest China budget conversation
The China select board was split over whether to declare that three members of the town's budget committee, who are firefighters or have family members who are, should recuse themselves from discussing and voting on volunteer firefighter stipends.
