Rutland Herald
By Josh O’Gorman
Staff Writer | March 05,2014
Staff Writer | March 05,2014
Anthony Edwards / Staff Photo
Killington resident Claud Blais drops his ballot into the collection box after voting at the Killington Town Office on Tuesday.
KILLINGTON — Residents approved municipal
and education budgets Tuesday, passed a $1 million bond for highway
repairs but declined to spend money to renovate the former Teen Center.
By a vote of 196-77, residents defeated an article seeking $169,000 to renovate the Teen Center — and one-time home of the Sherburne Memorial Library — and turn it into a museum for the Sherburne Historians.
Voters approved a $1.4 million bond to make highway repairs by a vote of 198-73.
By a 182-84 vote, residents approved a municipal budget of $4,103,573, a decrease of $989,507, or 19.4 percent, compared with the current budget of $5,093,080. That budget does not include revenues or expenses related to Tropical Storm Irene, which accounts for much of the decline.
In an uncontested race, Ken Lee took the three-year seat on the Select Board being vacated by Bernard Rome.
In other articles, voters decided to exempt the Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge at Pico Mountain from property taxes, 194-77, and approved the change from a calendar year to a fiscal year by a vote of 237-33.
Residents also approved an article to transfer $70,000 from the winter sand pile budget to pay for road resurfacing projects, and another to become a Property Assessed Clean Energy District.
However, by a vote of 160-115, voters defeated a motion to expand the Select Board to five members.
By a vote of 196-77, residents defeated an article seeking $169,000 to renovate the Teen Center — and one-time home of the Sherburne Memorial Library — and turn it into a museum for the Sherburne Historians.
Voters approved a $1.4 million bond to make highway repairs by a vote of 198-73.
By a 182-84 vote, residents approved a municipal budget of $4,103,573, a decrease of $989,507, or 19.4 percent, compared with the current budget of $5,093,080. That budget does not include revenues or expenses related to Tropical Storm Irene, which accounts for much of the decline.
In an uncontested race, Ken Lee took the three-year seat on the Select Board being vacated by Bernard Rome.
In other articles, voters decided to exempt the Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge at Pico Mountain from property taxes, 194-77, and approved the change from a calendar year to a fiscal year by a vote of 237-33.
Residents also approved an article to transfer $70,000 from the winter sand pile budget to pay for road resurfacing projects, and another to become a Property Assessed Clean Energy District.
However, by a vote of 160-115, voters defeated a motion to expand the Select Board to five members.
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