GREENE — Discussion of repaving town roads and planning for construction of a new town garage were the principal topics addressed by residents at the town meeting Saturday morning.

It took only 90 minutes for about 50 residents to vote on the 53-article warrant. With only slight variations, the voters passed all articles as recommended by the Board of Selectmen and the Budget Committee.

Greene Town Manager Charles Noonan emphasized the need for a new town garage to replace a 46-year-old structure in bad condition.

Noonan explained in detail how town officials expect to proceed with design, engineering, bid documentation and construction administration of a proposed Public Works garage at a cost of $32,000. He also noted that a warrant article proposing up to $75,000 for the purchase of 73 acres from SAD 52 had been reduced to $40,000 since printing of the town meeting warrant.

He said the last payment on a long-term bond is coming up next year, and new bonding for a new garage will be needed.

“We aim to keep the tax burden relatively level,” Noonan said. It could come out to an increase of about $16 in taxes on a $100,000 home, he said.

When the vote came up for $450,000 to fund road construction and paving, several residents called attention to serious deterioration of specific roads. Noonan said plans call for work on Line Road, Bull Run Road, Ball Brook Road, Welcome Hill Road and Old Lewiston Road. Several residents chimed in with calls for improving Merrill Hill Road and other locations including railroad crossings.

Noonan said the price of asphalt has dropped as much as $100 a ton, and, he added, “We are hopeful we can get a lot more done this year.”

John Vallerand, who owns Glenrock Springs in Greene, proposed an amendment to an article setting a date and rate of interest to be charged on unpaid real estate and personal property taxes.

He said he understands that some residents might meet those commitments with money from Christmas Club accounts, and they are not available until early October. His amendment, which passed with no opposition, lowered the interest rate from 7 percent to 5 percent and moved the due date from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3.

The short meeting ran smoothly under the guidance of longtime moderator Dan Moreau. With town officials on stage and most of the audience on bench-seating at the back wall, there were many empty chairs in the middle of the Greene Central School gymnasium.

A few residents asked brief questions during the meeting, but there were no contentious issues.

The total appropriations raised at Saturday’s meeting amounted to $2.73 million, which is 7.86 percent higher that the 2015 municipal appropriation.

Members of the Greene Budget Committee were renamed for the coming year.