Politics & Government
Weston Budgets Pass With Little Fanfare
Voters approved the town and school budgets in Weston today, though voter turnout was low.
Despite a low turnout, voters in Weston approved a $11.3 million town budget and a $45.6 million school budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
For the town budget, the 'yes' votes totaled 270 (75 percent) and the 'no' votes totaled 90 (25 percent); for the school budget, the 'yes' votes totaled 256 (70.3 percent) and the 'no' votes totaled 108 (29.7 percent).
The town budget represents a 1.2 percent increase over the current budget, while the school budget represents a 0.93 percent increase.
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Voter turnout was 5.7 percent. According to the town's website, there were 6,364 registered voters as of Nov. 1, 2011.
Voting took place on Thursday, April 12 at the gymnasium.
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