In Epsom, the school district will receive $53,000 less by default Voters make their marks at the polls at Epsom Bible Church in Epsom on Tuesday. Melissa Curran / Monitor staff Published: 3/10/2021 6:11:36 PM Despite support from the Epsom School Board and Budget Committee, the district’s proposed operating budget of $12.28 million was rejected on Election Day, with voters preferring a default budget that was $53,000 less. Official vote totals were not available by press time, but School Board Chair Michael Wiggett said the school budget was the lone article among three on the ballot to fail. Passage of the operating budget would have meant a tax rate of $18.61 per $1,000 of assessed property value, which would have resulted in a $3.22 increase over the previous year.