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Selectboard reaffirms support for a slate of warrant articles; votes recorded for Articles 8–28
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Selectboard moved, seconded and voted to approve Articles 8 through 28 as presented for the upcoming deliberative session; board members were assigned to move and speak to specific articles at deliberative.
The Alton Selectboard reviewed and voted on a set of warrant articles Jan. 14 that will be considered at the town’s deliberative session. After reviewing updated rationales and assignment of who will move and speak for each article, the board approved Articles 8 through 28 as presented.
The board discussed logistics for the deliberative session, noted that updated capital-reserve balances will be provided closer to deliberative because year-end accounting continues through March, and agreed that members could re-vote the slate at a later meeting if desired so the public record reflects a 5–0 vote rather than a previous 4–0 tally.
Nut graf: Because most warrant articles were procedural and had been vetted previously, the Selectboard handled them in a single series of motions rather than lengthy debate. Members also…
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