DURHAM — Joshua Libby and Robert Whitmore are vying for a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen at Friday’s municipal elections.
Running unopposed for two of three openings on the Budget Committee are Leigh Fisher and Christina Libby. The third opening will be filled by write-in votes. All are three-year terms.
Candace Decipkes is unopposed in her bid for a three-year seat on the Regional School Unit 5 board of directors.
Voters will convene at 7:45 a.m. Friday, April 3, at the Durham Community School, 654 Hallowell Road, to elect the annual town meeting moderator. Polls will be open there from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to elect town officials.
Residents will reconvene at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at the school to consider the selectmen’s proposed budget of $2,313,467, which is $116,323 more than this year. A total of $1,306,785 is to be raised by local taxes, under the proposal.
The Budget Committee recommends spending $2,298,387, which is $101,223 more than this year. It would require $1,292,195 to be raised in local taxes.
Article 35, a petitioned request, seeks authorization for selectmen to “explore other means of voting on the town budget.” If approved, it could mean the end of the annual town meeting.
Among the big-ticket items to be decided are administration, $327,893; fire and rescue, $292,860; Public Works, $1,031,798; Public Works equipment bond payment one of 10, $141,524; solid waste, $191,825; and winter roads, $401,421.
Voters will also be asked to amend the Historic District Commission ordinance to add two associate members.
Town reports are available at the Town Office.
For further information, call Town Clerk Shannon Plourde at 353-2561.
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