Clarksburg Annual Town Meeting Set Wednesday
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Voters will decide the new complement of the Select Board on Tuesday and decide a very slim warrant at the annual town meeting on Wednesday.
The town's had mostly one or two Select Board members over the past seven months because of three resignations. The board currently consists of Jeffrey Levanos, elected in a special election in December.
There were two candidates each standing for two Select Board seats. Danielle Luchi and Robert Norcross are running for a three-year term and Daniel Haskins and Scott Robert Smith are vying for the one-year term.
Luchi was the sole board member last fall, taking on town administrative duties and assisting with the treasurer and other positions that were empty. She stepped down from the board to apply for town treasurer and was hired several weeks ago.
Norcross served on the Select Board in the 1990s and since retiring from the state Department of Transportation's District One feels he has more time to give the town. He's been assisting with the Council on Aging and is a member of the Recreation Committee and the ad hoc committee created to help with renovations and repairs at the school.
Wednesday's annual town meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Voters will decide on a total town budget for fiscal 2023 of $4,913,263, up $99,767, or 2 percent, from this year.
The town operating is $1,816,485, up $60,636 from this year; the McCann Technical School assessment is $313,046, down $34,896 from this year (charges are based on enrollment); and the school budget is $2,782,762, up $73,057 from this year.
Voters will be asked to transfer $100,000 of the stabilization fund to lower the tax rate. It's the only request out of the stabilization fund this year.
Several articles on the warrant deal with the clean up and restructuring of the town's bylaws. This work has been underway for several years and relates to how they are listed and the removal of outdated terminology.
The warrant was allowed by the state to be posted by the sole Select Board member and the town clerk.
Tags: town meeting 2022,
