PHIPPSBURG

Lisa Wallace can go ahead with her many duties knowing she has the backing of residents.

Wallace, who made errors in calculating her payroll tax deductions and retirement benefits and those for several other town employees, won all three races she entered in Monday’s municipal elections.

Kathy Albertson also came out a winner, retaining her position on the Budget Committee.

Lisa Wallace easily defeated Christine Wallace for the positions of tax collector, by a vote of 384 to 103; and for treasurer, by a 392-117 tally. She defeated Ashley Thayer, 289- 191, to also become town clerk, replacing Gloria Barnes.

Albertson prevailed in the race for Budget Committee, 250-186, over Christopher Mixon.

Gary Read, unopposed for his seat on the Board of Selectmen, collected 442 votes in a typically solid voter turnout.

The annual Town Meeting at Phippsburg Elementary School begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

Voters at a special town meeting Jan. 9 authorized spending up to $40,000 from surplus to cover errors Wallace admitting making in the processing of town payroll taxes.

The town owed an estimated $39,577 in FICA and Medicare withholding taxes, plus interest and penalties.

FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act — a federal tax imposed on employers and workers that funds Social Security and Medicare.

Wallace agreed to pay her share of the missing withholding plus 25 percent of the interest and penalties. She was to have $128 a week deducted from her paycheck until the debt is paid.

Phippsburg Town Meeting

WHAT: annual Town Meeting
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. today;
6:30 p.m. Wednesday (if
needed)
WHERE: Phippsburg Elementary School