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Addison Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
ADDISON — On Town Meeting Day, Addison voters passed on two newcomers for an open two-year selectboard seat, and re-elected incumbent Roger Waterman.
Waterman earned 194 votes, while his opponents, Michael Hollis and Mason West, collected 147 and 22, respectively.
Also, Chris Carella won the two-way race for an open three-year seat, defeating Daniel P. Rossignol, 189-176.
Voters also OK’d all articles as warned by Australian ballot.
That includes the town’s $746,236 general fund budget ($605,202 to be raised by taxes) and proposed $1,077,572 highway fund budget ($987,322 to be raised by taxes). The former passed 257-105, and the latter 272-91.
The proposed highway fund is up about 5% from the $1,024,005 voters approved last year.
Though the general fund budget proposal is down about 5.4% from last year, the sum of that money to be raised by taxes is up from the $248,451.33 that was planned to be collected during FY26. American Rescue Plan Act money padded the general fund last year.
Voters also overwhelmingly said yes to several appropriations for social service agencies, totaling $62,656. The Bixby Library will receive the largest portion of that sum ($30,162), Town Line First Response will get the second-most ($10,000) and the Open Door Clinic the third-most ($2,500).
The other 18 other organizations included will receive between $250-$1,644.
The only appropriation that did not win by more than 160 votes was the $1,500 for Addison County Restorative Justice; though it still passed, 238-132.
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