Live updates: Vermonters vote native to the city assembly on the day of 2025.

The voters in Jay approved everything they had raised for the city assembly today, including the financing of the Select Board, the Jay Volunteer Fire Department and the local roads.

More than 40 inhabitants turned out for the 1.5-hour meeting, which took place in the auditorium of the Jay-Westfield joint primary school.

City clerk Lynnette Deaette said that the turnout is only above average today.

Some voters were dismayed with the increases they were asked to be a shoulder, including an increase in the budget of the selected board of 2024 by $ 43,000.

The selected CEO Dave Sanders said that they had worked hard to maintain the financing level, but health services have increased the costs.

“Anyone who receives healthcare services or pays for healthcare services knows that they have increased dramatically,” he said. “It is no different for the city and the municipal employees.”

The volunteer fire brigade asked for a significant funding boost – from $ 82,175 in the previous year to $ 99,434 this year. Sanders said a significant part of the equipment that the department uses, approaches the end of his life and must be replaced. The department tries to distribute the costs over several years.

“If we want to entertain a local fire brigade, we have to finance it,” said Sanders.

The voters also approved 525,804 US dollars for roads.

Selectboard member Tara Morse informed the participants that the increase was tied to procure sand and gravel from a supplier in Coventry. This is because the local gravel pit was washed out by floods.

“There are $ 8 more per meter,” said Morse. “But we still have to drive our streets.”

Jay uses about 5,000 meters of gravel and sand a year to maintain its streets.

The voters did not allow a proposed change to reduce the amount of the proposed financing for the Rand Memorial Library by $ 250. In 2024, 1,500 US dollars were acquired by the voters. This year the financing was proposed with 1,750 US dollars. The voters shot an attempt to keep the level of financing.

Lindsey Wight from Jay, who lived in Jay, said she was not surprised that affecting concerns appear.

“Everyone is worried about how we continue to live in this beautiful but expensive state and only worry about how we maintain our school numbers, maintain our family -friendly nature, make sure that we have the assets that we are usual, but are also able to buy our food, and it will definitely continue to be concerned.

Wight not to look for neighbors and to enjoy a potluck after the meeting, but also a place where the community can be heard its voices.

“I love this tradition,” she said. “I think the city assembly is a wonderful opportunity to express these concerns and moderate the dialogue about it.”