PAXTON — There may not be any contests for town boards, but the annual town election has one item of interest: The override.
The proposed $1,440,000 Proposition 2½ override needs approval at the annual town meeting May 6, but it also must garner a majority of the votes on the election ballot.
The override is being sought to fund the coming year’s budget; failure would require a second town meeting to approve a budget that does not use the funds. That budget includes a variety of cuts affecting most town departments, except the schools. The schools have a separate budget at town meeting that is not dependent upon the override passing.
The positions to be filled at the election and those on the ballot are:
Select Board, one three-year seat, incumbent Julia Pingitore;
Board of Assessors, one three-year seat, incumbent Deirdre Malone;
Board of Health, one three-year seat, incumbent Thomas Carroll;
Cemetery Commission, one three-year seat, incumbent Brian Brosnihan;
Library Trustees, two three-year seats, incumbents Christopher Isperduli and Catherine McCourt;
Library Trustee, one two-year seat, Rachel Stone;
Municipal Light Board, one three-year seat, Yvette Orell;
Planning Board, one five-year seat, David Bloom;
Recreation Commission, two three-year seats, incumbent Heather Larson and R. Dustin Hill.
The annual town election is scheduled for May 13, with voting from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Paxton Center School gymnasium.
The last day to register to vote for the election is Friday, May 3.
There is no in-person early voting for the annual town election. However, voters can vote early by mail. The last day to request a vote-by-mail for the annual town election is Monday, May 6, by 5 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. May 13 to be counted.
