Article of note: Voters will be asked whether to affirm that the Dresden School Board establish policies to move school facilities and operations to renewable energy sources for electricity, heating and cooling, and transportation.

Contested races: There are no contested races.

Budgets and spending articles: Voters will be asked for $31.1 million to support secondary education for the towns of Hanover and Norwich. That is up from the $29.3 million budget voters approved last year, according to previous reporting. They also will be asked to approve the cost of a new two-year collective bargaining agreement with Hanover and Dresden service staff, which would increase salaries and benefits for maintenance and custodial technicians by $26,990 in the coming school year.

When, where and how to vote: The Dresden School District is scheduled to hold its annual meeting on March 2 at Hanover High School at 5 p.m. All voting will be by Australian ballot on March 7 from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., for Hanover voters in the Hanover High School cafeteria, and for Norwich voters in Tracy Hall.

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