MONKTON — Monkton voters will gather for their annual town meeting on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. in the Monkton Central School. 

At that meeting, residents will be asked to OK a total of around $1,176,272 in general fund expenditures, with $856,478.66 to be raised by taxes. That total expenditures amount figures to be an increase of about $298,481 compared to what residents approved last year and includes a general fund deficit of $243,571.09. 

Other spending requests on the Monkton town meeting warning include: 

• $1,380,533.64 for highway fund expenditures, with $989,033 to be raised in taxes. That expenditures figure is about $117,673 less than what voters approved last march. 

• A total of $22,349 in appropriations for 28 social service agencies, an increase of $1,500 from last year. 

Monkton residents at their town meeting will also be asked to approve a sum not to exceed $311,930 for the purchase of a John Deere Road Grader. 

Article 7 on the warning asks whether voters should authorize no more than $150,000 for repairs to Piney Woods Road, with $60,723.92 to be raised in taxes. 

Voters will also be asked if the town should “provide notice of the availability of the annual report by post card, mailed to all registered voters at least 30 days before the annual meeting instead of mailing or otherwise distributing the report to the voters of the town.” 

Voting by Australian ballot to elect town officers and approve career center and school district budgets will take place on Tuesday, March 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Monkton Town Offices. 

On the March 3 ballot, Monkton selectboard incumbents Sam Peisch (two-year term) and Walter Crandall (three-year term) are both running unopposed for reelection.

Monkton’s Town Meeting Day ballot won’t feature any spots on the Mount Abraham Unified School District Board this year. Monkton Town Clerk Sharon Gomez noted voters elected a candidate for a longer term last year and will be back on schedule after this year.

Monkton voters on Town Meeting Day will also be asked to approve a $37,862,780 MAUSD spending plan for the 2026-2027 school year. The proposal reflects an increase of a rise of 8.51%, or $2,968,337, over the current year. 

District officials estimate that the proposed budget — if approved — would translate to a 7.25-cent increase in Monkton’s FY27 tax rate, after the Common Level of Appraisal is applied, for those who pay education taxes based on the value of their home. Residents who pay based on their income are expected to see a decrease of 12.1% based on the median household income for the area ($88,478). 

Monkton residents will also field a Patricia Hannaford Career Center FY27 budget of $6,271,916 to deliver vocational-technical education to Addison County students, an ask that represents a 9.95% increase compared to this year.