Town Meeting takes place in Southwest Harbor this Saturday
SOUTHWEST HARBOR This Saturday at 10 a.m., the annual Town Meeting is being held at the fire station on Main Street. On Tuesday, June 8, the town elections will also take place there.
In the open floor portion of the meeting, residents will vote on 43 articles, including those for the town and school budget, area nonprofits and one asking if the town should pursue federal grant funds for two projects in town.
Voters are being asked to approve a school budget of $4,220,474, a $200,000 increase over last year’s budget. Of that amount, the town is being asked to appropriate $3,485,154, which is less than $50,000 over last year’s amount.