APPLETON — Holding their annual town meeting by secret ballot and going to the polls all day June 14 to tend to municipal business, citizens of Appleton approved a budget for the Appleton Village School, agreed to pay their Select Board members $3,000 a year, establish a Revaluation Reserve Fund, sell a 17 acre lot and put to the proceeds to the aforementioned Reserve Fund.

Additionally, Appleton voters approved continuing the practice of holding town meeting via secret ballot, as opposed to gathering and collectively going over each warrant article.

There was a record turnout of voters, 404, according to Lorie Costigan, chair of the Appleton Select Board. 

Read here for the Appleton 2022 Town Meeting Warrant.

Warrant articles of note:

SCHOOL BOARD
Bucklin - 141
Garrigan - 210
Kincaid - 170
Whitworth - 118

PLANNING BOARD
Dan Wyman (write in) - 18
Stephen Powers (write in) - 2

FIVE TOWN CSD
Robert Bocko (write in) - 18

SELECT BOARD
Beckett - 203
Burke - 171

PLANNING BOARD
Daniel Wyman (write in) - 20

ARTICLE 9: Pay select board $3,000 each and chair additional $2,500? Passes 277-87

Article 27: Establish a revaluation reserve fund? Passes 249-120

ARTICLE 28: Sell half the land known as Grover McLaughlin Lot? Passes 197-193

ARTICLE 35: Convene town meeting as secret ballot? Passes 283-71

ARTICLE 38: Budget committee with 5 members instead of 9? Passes 246-97

ARTICLE 39: Explore interlocal agreement for EMS? Passes 320-49

GOVERNOR
Mills - 153

GOVERNOR
LePage - 133

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Thelander - 114

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Pingree - 155

SENATE DISTRICT 12
Rocknak - 113

SENATE DISTRICT 12
Beebe-Center - 132

HOUSE DISTRICT 40
Harrington - 112

HOUSE DISTRICT 40
Zeigler - 138

SHERIFF
Carroll - 125

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Irving - 128

PROBATE
Emery - 118

AVS BUDGET
Question 1 passes 266-123
Question 2 passes 262-118

CSD BUDGET
Question 1 passes 266-121
Question 2 passes 266-112