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Council debates secret ballot and public town‑meeting votes as reevaluation and budget season loom
Summary
Councilors weighed switching some town budget votes to a secret ballot to speed meetings and protect privacy while staff urged preserving line‑item town‑meeting public hearings; members also recommended an after‑action report and earlier notice for future property revaluations.
Councilors at a South Berwick workshop debated procedural changes to the town’s budget process and discussed how to communicate large changes such as property revaluations to residents.
One councilor proposed allowing anonymous or secret ballot voting for budget items to shorten long town‑meeting sessions and protect voter privacy. Supporters said the…
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