WHITING — Town meetings in Whiting are long and contentious in some years; but this year was not. On Tuesday evening, residents met for an hour and a quarter and OK’d town spending and elected the expected slate of municipal office holders.

The town spending plan of $526,590, up almost $15,000 from the current year, was approved. That level of spending will require the town to seek $345,395 in property taxes in the coming year — about $29,297 more than was levied in taxes this year.

Nine town officials were up for election. Incumbent selectboard member Steve Quenneville was returned to office for three years. Incumbent lister Stacey Freeguard was returned to that job for three years, but a vacant lister seat drew no takers.

People must like Town Clerk and Treasurer Heather Bouchard; she was returned to those two positions for three years apiece.

Other incumbents winning re-election were:

• Suzanne Denis, auditor for three years.
• Rani Fallon for collector of delinquent taxes for one year.
• Peg Allen and Tammy Wilbur for Library Trustee (three years each).

Also on Tuesday, Whiting residents voted on the budget for the Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which was defeated.