Volume 18, Number 15
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
After budget defeat council cuts $380,000 By Charles Kreutzkamp The Berlin Citizen
After the budget was defeated at referendum April 29, the council convened May 6 and voted 4-3 to pass a $78.379 million budget, eliminating an additional $380,000, with dissenting Republicans wanting to eliminate an additional $545,840 on top of those cuts. Just 11.9 percent of eligible voters participated in the referendum, up slightly from about 8 percent last year. Mayor Rachel Rochette (D)
said that it was important for the council to respond to the voters at the referendum and to make significant reductions. “And I believe $380,000 is significant,” she said. The council took a recess to debate budget cuts before returning to session, having decided on the $380,000, which includes a reduction of $190,000 for schools. The councilors previously cut more than $200,000 from the budget that was originally See Cuts / Page 17
Durham Animal Response Team during equine rescue training May 4 at Rivendell Farm. | Photo by Sam Corey
Farm animal rescue a specialized skill By Sam Corey and Charles Kreutzkamp
The Town Council meeting ran long May 6, when the council recessed briefly as part of a lengthy budget discussion. |(Charles Kreutzkamp / The Berlin Citizen)
ations at the equine rescue Farm May 4. training held at Rivendell Firefighters, animal conSpecial to The Citizen trol officers, and horse owners attended the six hour event which featured interMore than 10 people atSee it for yourself! actions with live horses as tending a training session Visit tinyurl.com/ well as a demonstration of put on by the Durham AniTTDart-5-4-2014 to see a rescue techniques on a simumal Response Team learned video of Lucky being lifted. life-saving techniques to assist horses in perilous situSee Rescue / Page 16
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