Little Free Pantry to appear in Whitefield
March 03, 2021WHITEFIELD A pantry filled with free items for those in need will be housed next to the Whitefield Public Library after approval from the Town last week.
Whitefield Librarian Courtney Vashaw said, When we were approached with the idea, I felt it was a natural extension of the library s mission, which is to be the heart of the community and connect people with resources of all kinds. The spot is within walking distance from town and is safe and well lit by a motion detector light. The board wanted the nod from the town to make sure we weren t going to impact plowing, but once we got that, we were good to go.
Virtual budget hearing held in Whitefield
Selectman Stan Holz reviewed the budget handout. It appeared as follows:
General Government: 2020 Appropriation: $612,056; 2020 Expended: $480,188 and the request for 2021: $554,763, a decrease of $57,293.
Public Safety: 2020 Appropriation: $921,155; 2020 Expended: $888,494; and the request for 2021 is $982,609, an increase of $61,454.
Holz noted that there is a $30,000 increase for regional dispatching services for the police and fire-rescue departments.
Highways, Streets, Bridges, & Sanitation: 2020 Appropriation: 998,399; Expended: 932,816 and the request for 2021: $1,032,677, a $34,278 increase.
Health & Welfare: 2020 Appropriation: $23,654; Expended: $14,950 and the request for 2021 is $26,806, an increase of $3,152.
Holz pointed out that the increase is for an increase in the Health Officer s salary and a line item for health officer supplies.
well, actually, when we walked in to the class meeting to let her know we didn t know that there was going to be anybody there with a camera. i think that one of the secretaries at the school had informed wmur without letting us know. so, us being on camera the at time, we reedley had no idea that was going to happen or martha: wow. hunter, what about now? i know you have given her almostthousand of money you worked to $8,000. how is she doing and do you hope to raise more for her to get through this? she is doing great and we re hoping to raise more for her cause. chris is actually starting a fund-raiser in the summer called cars for courtney. it is a antique car show, august 1st and 2nd. we re hoping to raise a lot of money for that. martha: cars for courtney. we ll check it out online. guys, thank you so much. good luck to you at the
university of rochester and william smith college. i know your families must be so proud of you for graduating. maybe even more proud of what you all did for your principal. so thank you so much for sharing your story with us guys. have a great summer. okay? congratulations. thank you. bye. martha: bye-bye. i love those boys. that whole group, really great. i thought they knew the camera crew was coming but they didn t you know. and, so i m happy that we re there is her teacher are courtney vashaw. we wish her well and keep her in your thoughts. bill: first class. nicely done guys. now we have controversial prisoner swap, the taliban five under house arrest about to expire in days. will they rejoin the fight? and what the white house could do to prevent it.