May 4, 2021
Following are the results of the May 4 polling at Samuel Staples Elementary School:
1. Shall the Town of Easton appropriate the sum of $46,249,385 for the annual budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022? (This includes Easton’s share of the Region No. 9 budget.)
YES: 1310 NO: 713
2. Shall the Regional School District No. 9, composed of the Towns of Easton and Redding, appropriate and authorize the expenditure of $24,595,254 as the operating budget of the district for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022? (Easton’s share is $11,921,320 and Redding’s share is $12,673,934)
Easton YES: 1313 NO: 715
Redding YES: 837 NO: 282
Passed overall by 1153 Votes.
3. Shall the Town of Easton approve the Easton Resolution on Racism and Public Health?
YES: 761 NO: 1259
Additional coverage of today’s referendum will follow. Send your comments for publication to eastoncourierct@gmail.com.
Photo at top: Voters cast ballots at the polls. — Rick Falco Photo