Aquinnah voters approved a $375,000 Proposition 2 1/2 override and re-elected selectman Gary Haley to another three-year term at the annual town election Wednesday. The override was approved 72-41, allowing the town to balance its budget in a year when finances are tight.
Aquinnah voters approved a hefty Proposition 2 1/2 override at the ballot box on Wednesday, one night after packing their annual town meeting to argue over everything from the town budget to a ban on single-use plastic bottles.
Facing a slew of weighty financial issues, Aquinnah is set to close out the Island’s annual town meeting season Tuesday.
Interrupted for lack of a quorum, the Aquinnah annual town meeting will continue on June 19 — and assuming enough voters turn out this time — the t
Summer Camp Cut as Voters Balance Aquinnah Budget
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
Faced with the bleak prospect of shutting down the town when the fiscal year runs out six days from now, voters in Aquinnah balanced their annual budget last night by cutting salaries and expense accounts to the bone and eliminating a popular summer camp for children.