CHESTERVILLE — About 30 residents approved three articles during a special town meeting held April 10 at the Town Office.

Two of the articles were needed to clarify votes taken during the annual town meeting on March 24. A third article regarding a garage door for the Fire Department was added, Town Clerk Heather Wheeler said Monday.

During the annual meeting, voters were asked to transfer $4,403 from surplus to cover all 2013 overdrafts. It was the wrong amount in the article, so voters went ahead and changed it to $6,561.70.

It can’t be done that way, Assistant Town Clerk Pat Gordon previously said. Amounts in articles can be reduced but not increased.

Voters on Thursday approved the $6,561.70 needed, Wheeler said.

During the special meeting on Thursday another article was reworded to see if the town would raise and appropriate a sum of money and use funds from the equipment reserve to purchase highway equipment. Selectmen recommended $25,000, she said.

Voters approved the amount, she said.

During the annual meeting, voters were asked to raise $5,000, take $20,000 from the general fund and use equipment reserve funds to purchase highway equipment. Voters chose to raise and appropriate the $25,000, she said.

The third article pertained to the Fire Department’s need for a different garage door, she said.

They had requested a 10- by 10-foot door but were asking to solicit bids for a 12-foot door instead, she said.

The article asked voters to authorize the Board of Selectmen to use funds from the firetruck reserve account combined with the Fire Department updating and maintenance accounts to pay for and install a garage and entry door at the Fire Station.

The article allows use of funds from the reserve account if needed, she said. Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV thought the increased size of the door might also increase the costs, she said.

One resident asked for a written vote, which was 27-5 in favor, she said.

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