 Again, my name is Walter Adams if you have your town report with you I would call your attention to the budget from the year of 2019 What page it's on page? 55 And in that year the proposed town budget for revenue was 14 million call it $360,000 you actually collected $14,750,000 they proposed a expenditures budget of 14 million four hundred and or $360,000 and our actual expenditures were only 13 million eight hundred thousand dollars That total is well in excess of the half a million dollars Now you didn't give us enough numbers because obviously 2020's budget isn't final until July So you can't figure out what's going on there But I'll guarantee you that we're going to see the same kind of difference Which means that making the 2021 budget the same as 2020 means the chances are that we're not actually doing any increases anywhere any Decreases anywhere the numbers change But the actual expenditures may turn out to be exactly the same as they were last year or what is now? This year so that you're not really Having to worry that we're going to have the library is going to close or they're not going to plow my road We're just saying it's time for you to stop collecting more money Then it takes to create a balanced budget without asking us for it And that's what's been going on for the past ten years. You have never missed in two years in two of the last ten years you have missed the actual Revenue projection two out of ten all the others More money came in than you expected all of the last ten years you have spent less Then the budgeted amount on expenditure on your expenditures So there's no reason to assume that at this year if you'll hold the budget the same as it was last year that the Town will survive very nicely. Thank you very much Hey Karen Dolan in Essex and I am opposing this motion I Here I appreciate the perspectives that folks are sharing. I think it's important for us to Bring all these perspectives together and hear this and at the same time. I trust those that we elected into this to do This work I'm not as informed in all these budget pieces and I know that our select board put many hours and lots of time and energy Connecting with all the different staff and organizations to create this budget And I feel like that is the oversight when there is surplus we voted for the select board We put our trust into them and I really appreciate what you're doing to make this budget go forward So I will be going All right, the results of the vote on the amendment was Yes 72 No 212 So the amendment has failed and again, thank you for your patience and you're strong and there's nothing wrong with knowing the exact number All right, so that takes us back to The actual motion itself unamended and I'm going to read that since we've been through so many adjustments Shall the town of dot shall the town adopt a budget for the fiscal year July 1 2020 to June 30 2021 as recommended by the select board in the amount of 15,000,332,134 And the debate is still open at this time Do you Dustin brussel? I'd like to call the question all right Calling the question has been moved and seconded and we know what to do All those in favor of calling the question signify by saying aye Opposed nay the question has been called