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Shoreham Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

SHOREHAM — Mirroring a trend throughout the county, Shoreham residents at their town meeting approved all the articles on their warning, including an array of financial requests.

On Monday, those present at Shoreham’s annual gathering passed, by voice votes, a proposed fiscal year 2027 highway budget of $1,110,500, and its general fund budget of $483,997, reflecting increases of 3.4% and 2.3% respectively. Voters also approved setting the payment of real and personal property taxes on or before Tuesday, Nov. 10, while imposing a late penalty charge of 8%, plus interest, on delinquent taxes.

On Tuesday, March 3, Shoreham residents went to the polls to approve a combined $23,869 in funding requests from 19 Addison County nonprofits that serve Shoreham residents.

There were no contested elections on the Shoreham ballot this year. Rebecca Kerr and Mark Spitzner were elected for one-year terms on the town selectboard, while Peter Lynch sailed to a three-year term on the board.

Shoreham residents on Tuesday also cast ballots on a proposed fiscal year 2027 Addison Central School District budget of $53 million, a proposed FY27 Patricia Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) budget of $6,271,915; a referendum seeking formal closure of Ripton Elementary School; and a series of uncontested elections for the ACSD board.

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