GREENSBORO — Tim Nisbet was re-elected moderator for the thirty-first year in a row and brought Town Meeting here Tuesday to order a little after ten in the morning.

Valdine Hall was elected town clerk for the very first time.  Bridget Collier was applauded for her 32 years of service as the town clerk, to which she replied, “We should all be proud of ourselves for taking the ‘high road’ most of those years!”

The Greensboro Town Award was presented to Tom Hurst for his years of service to the community as proprietor of The Willey’s Store in Greensboro’s downtown.

Mr. Hurst made improvements to the store.  He “also offered excellent health insurance to many employees at a time when most companies were cutting their employee health insurance benefits,” said Selectman Anne Stevens in presenting him the award.  “He participated in the statewide debate over health care, even testifying at the Legislature.  He has performed innumerable acts of kindness for local people and visitors, and delights in passing on local history and in connecting people with common interests and backgrounds.”

A proposal for a new Greensboro fire station was presented to the assembly by Erwin Salls Jr.  The selectmen requested suggestions and questions from the townspeople to be discussed at their next meeting.

The election of town and school district officers took no time at all as everyone who wanted re-election, or to fill a vacancy, was elected by one vote cast on a motion from the floor.

The assembly came to life discussing the sums requested for various uses and agencies operating in the surrounding countryside.

What do those people do, what are the other towns contributing?  Is that necessary, or just nice to have?  Those were some of the questions peppering the discussion.

The Caspian milfoil program was raised $1,000, from $5,000 to $6,000.

The Conservation Commission was cut $1,500 from $2,000 to $500.  Wilhelmina Smith spoke against the reduction, saying, “Once the planet is gone, it’s gone!”

Then, the only ballot vote of the afternoon was requested by more than seven voters and the reduction was approved 68-51.

Even Start was erased from a $600 appropriation to nothing.  The Greensboro Free Library Building Fund was reduced from $10,000 to $8,000.  The Hardwick Area Community Coalition was cut from $1,000 to $300.  The Hardwick Area Food Shelf was raised to $2,000 from the $500 requested.  The Recreation Committee hadn’t requested one dollar but was given $50.   “Just to keep them alive,” said one voter.  A total of $112, 997 was appropriated for the 36 requests.

The meeting approved the proposed budget for the town in the amount of $1,436,909, and shortly after that, adjourned.