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Sprague rejects Windham tax-collection agreement 44-4 at continued special town meeting
Summary
Voters at a continued special town meeting on Aug. 22 rejected an intermunicipal agreement that would have contracted tax-collection services to Windham; the motion failed by a 44-4 margin after a call to the question and a brief discussion.
First Selectman Cheryl Blanchard called the Town of Sprague’s continued special town meeting to order on Aug. 22, 2024, at the Senior Center. George Allen nominated Eddy Desrosiers to serve as moderator; the nomination was seconded by Robert Tardif and approved.
The principal item considered was "to consider and act upon an intermunicipal agreement between the Town of Sprague and the Town of Windham for the provision of tax collection services," as set out in a proposed agreement read aloud by Clerk Jennifer M. Synnett. Discussion on the proposal was recorded in the meeting transcript but no extended statements are detailed in the record beyond procedural motions.
Meeting participant William Blanchette called the question; Barbara Crouch seconded that move, and Crouch later moved to proceed to a vote, which Kelly Allard seconded. The vote on whether to enter into the agreement with Windham recorded 4 in favor and 44 opposed. The motion to enter into the agreement was defeated.
After the vote, Barbara Crouch moved to adjourn the continued special town meeting; the motion was seconded by Catherine Osten, and the meeting was adjourned at 7:48 PM.
The transcript does not specify which voters cast the individual yes or no votes. The proposed agreement itself was not appended to the meeting record included in the transcript excerpt; the clerk read the call referencing the proposed agreement but the text of the agreement is "not specified" in the transcript provided.
