Town Meeting on Saturday rejected two funding articles for the Woodsville Fire District.

HAVERHILL — Town Meeting on Saturday rejected two funding articles for the Woodsville Fire District. Despite amendments that lowered the combined amount from $690,000 to $210,0000, the petition articles failed by near 60 percent margins. Voters denied requests of $191,000 for Woodsville Highway, 130-174, and $20,000 for Woodsville Fire, 108-160. It represents an about face. A year ago, Town Meeting narrowly approved Woodsville fire and highway funding totaling $445,000 in spite of legal questions. State regulators later disallowed the petition articles as illegal, and Woodsville appealed. The case is pending before the state Supreme Court. Not only did the funding articles flop but a petition article recommending dismissal of Town Manager Brigitte Codling failed, 135-169. The board will hold its reorganization meeting on March 27.