Dateline: Feb. 29, 2024

November to March is Town Budget & Election Season. After a careful review by the Selectmen and the Budget Committee, the town, sewer dept., and school district budgets and warrant articles were posted on the town and SAU web sites.

For more information about the town side of things (more than you can shake a stick at), go to the town web site:

  2024 Town Meeting/Budget page

Budget Analysis and Commentary

Stories about the town, sewer, and school budgets, the local election, the major candidates, and completion of the $32.5 million Community School are discussed in the following stories. Much of this information was the result of interviews and correspondence with several town, sewer, and school officials who contributed their expert analysis of their subject matter.

  Important Facts About the Town and School Budgets

  Transitioning to a Fire-Based Ambulance Service

  Proposed Clarifier Tanks for the Sewer Plant

  Candidate Statements - Why They Are Running

  Countdown to the New School

Budget and Candidate Details

Click on one of the following links to review the warrant articles and budgets on the ballot and see a quick list of all the people who are running for office.

  Town Warrant Articles and Budget on the Town web site.

  School District Warrant Articles and Budget on the School Board web site.

  List of Town and School District Candidates

  2024 Election Ballots when available

  2024 Election Results when available

What You Can Do

Review the foregoing information and decided how to vote. If you still need more information to help you understand the budget issue, go to the 2024 Town Meeting/Budget page and read the 2024 Town Budget Overview.