TURNER — Town Manager Kurt Schaub provided selectmen Tuesday with a preliminary 2017-18 budget that is nearly $7,700 more than last year’s $2.67 million.

The Budget Committee will meet Jan. 9 to begin hammering out details of the spending plan. Voters have their say on it in April.

In other business, selectmen reviewed a list of 11 properties with unpaid taxes from 2015. Officials will give residents 30 days to pay up in full.

Selectmen voted to 3-1 to explore the cost of completing a property revaluation in 2019. Steven Maheu, Kevin Nichols and Angelo Terreri voted for it; Ralph Caldwell voted against it.

Fire Chief Rodney Guptill reported his department answered 22 calls in December, including 11 for crashes and two for structure fires.

Rescue Chief Lisa Bennett said calls were up in December to 103.  Ten calls were from Hartford, 19 from Leeds and 74 from Turner. The number for all three towns had been consistently between 60 and 70 for several months prior.

Bennett also said the Turner Rescue Subscription Plan has been working well for many residents. The plan allows them to prepay a minimal amount for potential rescue services. Enrollment means residents would not be billed in the event of an emergency transport to Central Maine Medical Center or St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, both in Lewiston. Residents can call Bennett for details at 207-225-3353.

Kimberly Brandt, superintendent of School Administrative District 52, invited selectmen to participate in budget workshops. The cost of education in the district has increased because there are few students and therefore less state funding, she said.

School Board Chairwoman Betsy Bullard applauded Brandt for taking steps to improve communication between the school board and the distirct towns, which include Leeds and Greene.