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Total town spending including education, at just over $8.5 million, is up by only 1 percent. The Richmond Consolidated School budget, at $4.2 million, a nearly 5 percent increase, also ....
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RICHMOND â Prolonged applause and cheers erupted Wednesday night as a huge turnout of annual town meeting voters approved the largest building project since the expansion and renovation of the Richmond Consolidated School 20 years ago. A near-record crowd overwhelmingly endorsed a new Town Hall, Library and Community Center project costing up to $6.8 million, financed primarily by a low-interest bond. The margin, 270 in favor, 34 against, was far above the required two-thirds supermajority of 203. Turnout was about 25 percent of the 1,239 registered voters. The thumping victory margin surprised and gratified town leaders who had expected a tighter tally. The third try turned out to be the charm, following close-call rejections by voters for Town Hall and library projects in 2002 and 2005. ....