LIVERMORE — Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect town and school officials.
The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 11 at the Town Office.
In two uncontested races, Mark Chretien is seeking a three-year term on the Board of Selectpersons. Current Selectperson Tom Berry is not seeking re-election. RSU 73 Director Diane Gould is seeking another three-year term on the school board.
Rod Newman and Jessica Tessier are vying for a two-year selectperson position. Selectperson Wayne Timberlake is not seeking re-election.
Voters will take up the bulk of town business at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, in the gymnasium at Livermore Elementary School.
One issue is changing the administrative assistant position from appointed to elected. The citizen initiative, if approved, would carry a two-year term and go into effect in June 2014.
Voters will also decide if they want to eliminate 42 of the 54 streetlights in town. The measure, if approved, is expected to save the town about $5,000 in the first year.
Residents will also be asked to consider a proposed $1.23 million municipal budget for 2013-14.
After factoring in carry-forwards, departmental revenues and the Memorial Forest settlement, the net budget is $1.03 million.
The overall proposed spending plan is $16,263 more than the current budget, but with revenues and carry-forwards factored in, it is $30,354 less.
The amounts do not include school or county taxes.
The Board of Selectpersons and the Budget Committee budget proposals differ by $2,786. The majority of the difference is due to the selectpersons’ plan recommending 2 percent raises for all employees, except the Highway Department, administrative assistant Schaub previously said. They are recommending a 1 percent increase for that department. Highway Department employees received a 3 percent raise last year while other employees received none, he said.
The Budget Committee is recommending a 1 percent increase for employees, except for the Highway Department, he said. It is recommending no increase for those employees.
Voters will also be asked if they want to amend the Site Plan Review Ordinance by adding a section to regulate adult entertainment at businesses not licensed to serve alcohol. The town already has an ordinance that covers adult entertainment at businesses that are licensed to serve alcohol.
The Planning Board is proposing the amendment, but has dropped other amendments to the ordinance that included noise, storage and business signs. That move came after residents voiced concerns at a public hearing on the proposed amendments.
Residents will also consider a revised Floodplain Management Ordinance that would update the town’s ordinance to comply with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s regulations.
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