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Keystone voters paved the way for the recently incorporated town to become a home-rule municipality
after approving a proposed charte in an election that ended 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Approximately 83% of voters cast ballots in favor of the charter, with 288 votes of approval and 57 votes of disapproval, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night around 8 p.m.
Keystone has roughly 900 registered voters in total.
Under a charter, Keystone is able to set specific parameters around government structure, tax collection and rules for boards and commissions, among other priorities. It provides the town greater latitude in how it governs compared to statutory municipalities, which must defer to state statute on many of these policies.
Had the proposed charter ultimately failed, Keystone would have automatically become a statutory town.
Home-rule status, Riley said, “gives the town tremendous flexibility” that will “meet Keystone’s needs.”
