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East Kingston town meeting moves multiple capital‑reserve articles to ballot; fire chief urges volunteers as service demand rises
Summary
Town deliberative session advanced municipal warrant articles (reevaluation, library, fire apparatus, cisterns, riverbank restoration) to the ballot; Fire Chief Ed Warren described rising call volumes and equipment needs and urged resident recruitment and support.
At the Town of East Kingston deliberative session on Jan. 31, selectmen and department representatives presented and the meeting moved multiple warrant articles to the ballot, including town operating appropriations and several capital‑reserve articles for reevaluation, library maintenance, fire apparatus, cistern/hydrant repairs and a potential fire station land/building project.
The town operating budget (Article 7) was presented at $3,995,892 with a fallback default of $3,877,848. Selectboard members cited insurance cost increases and a…
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