Town officials to get raises

The Town of Belgium chairman and clerk will be getting raises next year, since residents approved salary increases for both positions at Tuesday’s annual meeting.

The salary for the chairman will increase from $4,800 to $5,725, and the clerk’s pay will rise from $24,000 to $28,000.

Town Chairman Tom Winker said the pay range for town clerk for a municipality of Belgium’s size is $28,000 to $34,000, noting that the Town of Port Washington clerk receives $35,000.

“At the very least, I would like to get her in range,” Winker said of Clerk Ginger Murphy.