On Monday evening, Salisbury will hold its budget public hearing. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall, which is located at 9 Old Coach Road. The total proposed budget for the town is $2,116,713 in comparison to last year’s spending of $1,980,140.84, meaning voters will see a proposed increase of 1.07%.

Town administrator April Rollins said the biggest areas of note ahead of Monday’s meeting are the $3,000 proposed increase to selectmen’s stipends and the $150,000 proposed for street paving under the highway department’s section of the budget. The transfer station saw the biggest proposed increase of around $35,800, largely due to higher costs associated with hauling waste.

The town warrant also includes a petition regarding property taxes for private education.

“We, the voters of Salisbury, New Hampshire, call on our state elected officials to uphold their duty to fiscal responsibility by rejecting any expansion of taxpayer funding for private education until we have full accountability, transparency and sustainable funding plan that ensures no further strain on public schools or local property taxpayers,” the petition states. “We further direct the Salisbury Select Board to deliver this warrant article and results in writing to New Hampshire’s Governor and members of the State Legislature within thirty days of this vote.”

For more information on Salisbury’s proposed budget, visit www.salisburynh.org.