Source: Amherst 2018 annual report for the year ending June 30, 2018
Town Clerk’s report
Births: 5
Deaths: 4
Marriages: 1
Registered voters (November 2018)
222 total registered voters
52 Democrats
83 Republicans
6 Green Independent Party
83 not enrolled in any party
Tax Collector’s report
Outstanding 2017 real estate taxes as of September 15, 2018
65 accounts (42 taxpayers), $35,165.85
Outstanding 2010-2016 real estate taxes as of September 15, 2018
28 accounts (23 taxpayers), $16,014.63
Aurora Volunteer Fire Department covers Amherst
and other towns: annual report for July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018
Type of call Number
Structure fire 3
Fire alarms 2
Vehicle fires 1
Brush or forest fires 7
EMS calls 29
Vehicle accidents 11
Vehicle extrication 1
Other rescue 0
Hazardous materials or conditions 1
Wires down 5
Other calls/incidents 9
Total number of calls 69
Mutual aid (received) 9
Mutual aid (provided) 9
*This information is not broken out by municipality or township
Annual compensation for town officials
Town clerk, $350 per year
Tax collector, 3 percent of tax collected
Selectmen:
First selectman, $4,500
selectman, $1,750
School committee members, $15 per meeting
Town treasurer, $2,000
Fire warden, $150
Planning board:
Chair, $250
Members, $15 per meeting attended
Board of Appeals, $15 per meeting attended
Animal control officer, $250 plus mileage
Additional budget items
Trash removal, $27,000
School appropriation, $256,089.84
County tax, $10,075.77
Airline Community School, 2018-2019 enrollment
41 students total
pre-K: 3 students
Kindergarten: 4 students
1st grade: 4 students
2nd grade: 7 students
3rd grade: 4 students
4th grade: 3 students
5th grade: 3 students
6th grade: 5 students
7th grade: 3 students
8th grade: 6 students
*Figures are not available on how many students that Amherst, Aurora, Great Pond, and Osborn send to the school
Airline Community School, 2018-2019 budget
(Essential Programs and Services Funding)
Regular instruction
$369,225
Special education
$109,269
Career and technical education
$607
Other instruction
$12,800
Student and staff support
$12,394
System administration
$37,400
School administration
$18,812
Transportation and buses
$117,128
Facilities maintenance
$75,519
All other expenditures
$40,000
Total approved for Essential Programs and Services Funding
$525,971
Amherst (total appropriated for Essential Programs and Services Funding)
$329,468
Amherst (total raised for Essential Programs and Services Funding)
$192,815
Additional local funds beyond Essential Programs and Services Funding
$232,183
School food program (local funds)
$30,000
Total budget (Essential Programs and Services Funding, plus local funds)
$793,154
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