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Town meeting approves series of capital reserve and tax-credit articles; summary of Articles 7–21
Summary
Voters approved a package of capital reserve fund additions and tax-credit readoptions (Articles 7–21), including funding for fire and rescue vehicles, bridge repair, highway equipment, transfer-station funds, property revaluation and veterans’ tax credits.
At the Warner Annual Town Meeting voters approved a series of warrant articles (7–21) allocating funds to capital reserves, maintaining veterans’ tax credits, establishing a contingency fund and dissolving an old capital reserve fund.
Key approved items included: $130,000 to the Fire and Rescue Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund (Article 7); $36,800 to Fire Fighter Equipment (Article 8); $125,000 to Bridge Repair/Replacement (Article 9); $50,000 to Highway Equipment (Article 10); $50,000 to the Transfer Station Facility Project Capital Reserve Fund (Article 11); $25,000 to Transfer Station Equipment (Article 12); $32,287 to Property Revaluation (Article 13); $30,000 to Town Hall Improvements (Article 14); $23,000 to the Employees Expendable Health Trust Fund (Article 15); $20,000 to a Capital Reserve for Preservation of Records (Article 16); $15,000 to Police Department Vehicle CRF (Article 17); a $10,000 contingency fund from unassigned fund balance (Article 18); readoption of the All Veterans’ Tax Credit at $500 (Article 19) and the Optional Veterans’ Tax Credit at $500 (Article 20); and dissolution of the Old Fire Station Capital Reserve Fund with transfer of proceeds to the general fund (Article 21).
Most of these articles passed on voice votes; several motions to restrict reconsideration were also passed as noted in the meeting transcript.
