Clarksburg Town Meeting Passes $4.6M Budget, OKs Truck Purchase

A sparse town meeting burned through a 19-article warrant on Wednesday night under sunny skies.

The meeting, held on the lawn of the Senior Center because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, swiftly approved a town budget of $4,565,710 and the purchase of a new Department of Public Works truck for $250,000.

Based on the financial articles passed on Wednesday, including a transfer of $98,000 from free cash to reduce the tax rate, the property tax rate is estimated at $17.86 per $1,000 valuation, three cents lower than this year.

The town has a current free cash fund of $518,892; town meeting also approved transferring $250,000 in free cash to the stabilization account and using $64,138.20 to pay off the library loan.

All of the articles passed with little or no discussion by the 28 registered voters who attended. The entire meeting took less than 45 minutes.