By
Lorraine Glowczak
The
annual Windham town meeting held at the Windham High School Auditorium on June
13 offered residents the opportunity to vote on the fiscal year 2020-2021 municipal
budget.
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| Windham's Gary Plummer was chosen as moderator of the annual Windham town meeting held at Windham High School on June 13. PHOTO BY LORRAINE GLOWCZAK |
Gary
Plummer, a retired Windham High School history teacher and former state senator,
was elected as this year’s moderator.
A
total of 49 residents were in attendance and sat in designated seating to
adhere to the social distancing regulations determined by the State Center for
Disease Control. Everyone was asked to wear masks.
All
articles previously approved by the Windham Town Council were voted on and
passed by the Windham residents in attendance. A full description and detail of
the articles passed can be be requested
from the Town Manager’s office by calling 207-892-1907 or obtained online at www.windhammaine.us/DocumentCenter/View/5903/Proposed-Budget-Compiled.
The
annual town meeting is a form of direct democratic rule, most prevalent
in New England, in which members of a community come together to legislate
policy and budgets for local government. <
