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| Politcally active Ridgefielders joined town officials at East Ridge Middle School tonight as referendum results were tallied. Here, First Selectman Abe Morelli (standing, left) joins Democratic activist Rob Miller and daughter Kate (standing, right) in tracking the count. |
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| The presence of 11 questions on today's ballot led election officials to post signs alerting taxpayers to the 2-minute rule. Turnout was light enough that there were no reports of lengthy wait times on a beautiful spring day. |
Town officials were pleased with the result, but disappointed that turnout was very low. Less than 20% of registered voters participated in today's annual budget referendum. There seemed to be far less controversy over this year's budget proposals than in recent years. Notably, voices of the traditional nay-sayers to all town spending seemed muted during the weeks that led up to today's vote. This was reflected in the low turnout at the May 3 Annual Town and Budget Meeting and in today's referendum vote.
| Question # | Project | Result |
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| 1. | $22.8 M Town Agency Budget | Passed |
| 2. | $41.7 M School Budget | Passed |
| 3. | $0.5 M Capital projects | Passed |
| 4. | $1.25 M Road, bridge, drainage etc. | Passed |
| 5. | $0.6 M Police radio upgrade, fire engine, emergency generator | Passed |
| 6. | $0.15 Rec Center improvements | Passed |
| 7. | $0.9 M School property improvements | Passed |
| 8. | $0.7 M Various town improvements | Passed |
| 9. | $0.3 M 2 Trucks, etc. | Passed |
| 10. | $0.4 M Computer/network updgrades | Passed |
| 11. | $0.15 M Purchase Great Pond | Passed |
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