WALTHAM — In addition to approving all articles as warned, Waltham residents also re-elected selectboard member Rhonda Williams and Moderator Don Ross by voice vote during the annual town meeting on Monday night.

Roughly 33 people opted to say their piece from folding chairs in the Waltham Town Hall on March 2, with others joining via Zoom.

Unlike other municipalities, residents make all decisions from the floor during their annual meeting, rather than by Australian ballot on Town Meeting Day. The only matter they cast ballots for on March 3 was the ANWSD budget.

Williams and Ross were the only candidates nominated for their newly won posts. Other races for cemetery commissioner, first and second constable, grand juror and town agent were also uncontested.

There is an open auditor position.

Waltham residents approved spending plans for three areas:

• General fund spending of $180,960, up about 4.4% from $173,281 last year.
• Highway fund spending of $135,100, up almost 17% from $115,645 last year.
• Capital funding of $114,000, up 293% from $29,000 last year

The town plans to collect $402,266 to cover costs across the three funds. That amount is up from $296,167 in fiscal year 2026.

The $85,000 increase in capital funding is all for the highway capital reserve fund, Selectboard Chair Rhonda Williams previously explained.

“Due to changes in state funding for town highways, the selectboard is proposing an increase of $85,000 to our highway capital reserve fund. If approved, this additional sum will allow the town to save in reserve the monies that we will need to take on needed, substantial paving and culvert projects that are part of our capital planning process,” she said ahead of the annual town meeting.

“In addition to that change, the base highway budget projects an increase of 16.8% to our highway budget to cover the increased cost of salt, sand and other annual highway maintenance expenses.”

Voters also approved a $10,692 expenditure to support Vergennes’s Bixby Library.

Waltham residents earmarked $4,849 in funds for 18 social service agencies. Addison County Home Health and Hospice will receive the largest sum ($579). Age Well, Addison County Parent Child Center, the American Legion Post and the Atria Collective will each get $500. The bus service Tri-Valley Transit was awarded $320.

The other 12 organizations will receive between $50-$300.