Pies wait to be served for desert at Tunbridge Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Pies wait to be served for desert at Tunbridge Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: James M. Patterson

Articles of note: One article asks whether the town should give the Tunbridge Volunteer Fire Department, the Tunbridge Historical Society and the Tunbridge Church up to a 100% property tax exemption for a five-year period.

Contested races: Officers will be elected from the floor.

Budgeting and spending articles: The proposed general fund budget is $925,000, of which $511,000 would be raised by taxes. Last year, voters approved a general fund budget of $857,000. The proposed highway fund budget is $1.3 million, of which $1.1 million would be raised by taxes. Last year, voters approved a highway budget of $1.29 million. Another article asks whether the town should appropriate $66,000 to support the Tunbridge Volunteer Fire Department Inc. Last year, voters approved $55,000 for the Fire Department.

When, where and how to vote: Town meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3 at Tunbridge Central School at 523 Route 110.

Marion Umpleby is a staff writer at the Valley News. She can be reached at mumpleby@vnews.com or 603-727-3306.