PROCTOR – Voters in Proctor will vote on Tuesday, March 5 to fill the following town positions:
- Town Moderator (1 year). Andrew Maass is running unopposed.
- Selectboard (3 years). Lisa Miser is running unopposed.
- Selectboard (2 years). Albert Wenta is running unopposed.
- Delinquent Tax Collector (3 years). Celia Lisananti is running unopposed.
- Quarry Valley School Director (3 years). Lisa Miser is running unopposed.
The Selectboard seat that had been held by Benjamin Curtis, who passed unexpectedly this month, will not be filled until after Town Meeting.
Voters will also be asked whether to approve a budget of $20,400,847.55 for the Quarry Valley Unified Union School District, which encompasses Proctor, West Rutland, and Poultney.
Ballot voting will take place at the Proctor Junior-Senior High School gymnasium from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
At Town Meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4, also in the Proctor Junior-Senior High School gymnasium, Proctor voters will decide whether to approve the following articles:
- $1,106,065 for expenses of the town
- $488,740 for maintenance of the town’s highways
- $69,000 for the Proctor Free Library
- Tax collection on August 15, November 15, February 15, and May 15
- The elimination of the Forest Management Reserve Fund
- The transfer of $107,312 from the Forest Management Reserve Fund to the Hall Building Fund
- The formation of the Proctor Asset Fund, for planning, assessment, wages, acquisitions, or improvements of assets that directly benefit the residents of Proctor
- The transfer into the Asset Fund of up to $316,787.03 in surplus funds that resulted from one-time unanticipated revenue
