NORRIDGEWOCK — Voters on Monday agreed to spend $500,000 to improve Wilder Hill Road, despite protests from several residents who live on the road.

Town Manager John Doucette said about four or five of those residents complained that paving the road would increase the number of speeders.

They said they preferred to leave the highway as an “old country road,” Doucette said.

Despite their reservations, voters approved spending $250,000 from fees collected from Waste Management Inc. and $250,000 from taxes to get the job done.

Meanwhile, voters approved a $1.5 million municipal government spending plan and re-elected its Board of Selectmen.

Re-elected to the five-member Board of Selectmen were Ronald Frederick, 122; Matthew Schaeffer, 91; Richard Holt, 85; Rick Pomerleau, 84; and Victor Jepson, 74. Challengers Thomas Lint got 70 votes and Laura Lorette got 62.

Elected as tax assessors were Ronald Frederick, Richard Holt and Rick Pomerleau.

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