Shall the Town appropriate $674,275 for highway purposes?
The motion was made and seconded. Josie Palmer asked why the sign budget had gone up so much. Volk stated that it was due to automated work signs, and that they would help eliminate flaggers and help with safety. The board thought it might save money. Rob Bast thought they would work well. Jonathan stated that $7500 was spent on flaggers and the insurance provider stated these signs are safer. An audience member wanted to go on record that although the signs might work it might take jobs away. Ed Sengle asked where it says $674,275 in the town report. The Board said to look on page 9 where there was an explanation. After discussion the motion was passed by voice vote. ARTICLE 7: Shall the Town appropriate $487,502 for the general expenses of the Community Police Department? A Motion was made and seconded. Howard Russell stated that this budget was carefully developed and the strategic report showed that we should be increasing the budget based on police workloads. Some of the money is
