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Two dozen articles sail through Westhampton Town Meeting
Westhampton Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/11/2021 10:36:43 AM
WESTHAMPTON All articles brought to a vote passed at a Town Meeting on Saturday morning, while an additional two articles were placed on hold as the town awaits more information from the state.
The 26 articles on the Town Meeting warrant asked voters whether the town should approve certain budgetary measures and line items, in addition to an article that lays out steps for the town to become a pollinator-friendly community.
The town’s proposed total operating budget for fiscal 2022, $6.32 million, presented an increase of 3.65%, or $222,264, over the current year’s budget.
Spending on the warrant for Westhampton Town Meeting Saturday
Westhampton Town Hall
Published: 5/6/2021 8:27:50 PM
WESTHAMPTON Residents will be called to vote on 26 articles at a Town Meeting on Saturday morning, many of which ask voters to approve appropriations on the town’s annual budget.
The proposed annual operating budget of $6.32 million represents an increase of 3.65%, or $222,264, over the current budget. The town’s Finance Committee recommended a slightly lower figure, at $6.31 million.
Four Town Meeting articles ask voters to appropriate funding for the town’s 2022 Hampshire Regional School District assessment; Westhampton Elementary School; vocational school tuition; and vocational school transportation. The town’s schools and libraries were collectively allocated a proposed budget of $3.9 million, up from $3.74 million in fiscal 2021.
Westhampton Elementary School stays with hybrid learning after COVID case
Westhampton Elementary school playground Saturday afternoon. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 1/5/2021 3:50:17 PM
WESTHAMPTON A member of the Westhampton Elementary School community tested positive for COVID-19, but students are continuing with a hybrid learning model this week as the school rolls out cleaning and quarantine protocols.
On Saturday, the Westhampton School Committee and its COVID-19 subcommittee convened to discuss metrics in the county and at the elementary school, according to Principal Deane Bates, as the community had met two metrics that prompt discussion with the teachers union.
“We’re seeing an increase in COVID cases around our area … so we’re really trying to make sure that we’re making thoughtful choices for staff and students, trying to keep them safe,” Bates said.