COLRAIN — While the projected town government budget increased by about $53,000 (3 percent), the 6.8 percent hike for school spending from the Mohawk Trail Regional School District is sure to provide a lengthy discussion in the annual town meeting in the Colrain Central School on Tuesday.

Voters are asked to come at 6:30, so that their registration can be checked and they can be seated by the time the meeting begins, at 7 p.m.

Buckland’s, Shelburne’s and now Colrain’s Selectboard and Finance Committee do not recommend passage of Mohawk’s budget, with an operating assessment of $1.8 million and a $52,209 assessment for the admission-free pre-kindergarten classes. The net change in Colrain’s assessment, including reduced capital cost, is an increase of $120,504. If these three towns’ voters follow town officials’ recommendations, Mohawk might not have a budget in place by July 1.

Besides Mohawk’s assessment, the town is asked for $307,573 for its tech school students, an increase of $18,676; and $56,000 for tuition and transportation for students at the Smith Vocational School in Northampton.

Other requests include:

$76,977 for its share of costs for the Franklin Regional Retirement System.

$5,043 for the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District.

$2,000 to preserve and restore town records.

$13,500, from the Audit Stabilization fund to pay for a fiscal-year-end audit.

$17,000 for a trash compactor.

$2,500 for ongoing maintenance of the historic G. William Pitt House.

$3,500 to remove an underground oil tank near the Fire Station.

$4,200 for tax collector software.

$20,000 for installation of new carpet and Phase 1 improvements in the Town Office.

A petitioned article seeks to have all town officials elected in the May annual town election take office on the July 1 start of the new fiscal year.

Colrain, like other Mohawk member towns, will be voting on regional agreement changes that include: adding pre-K costs to the regional agreement; voting on regional agreement changes that would allow Rowe to join the district as a Grade 7 through 12 member town; and voting to allow Mohawk’s regional agreement to be amended by a two-thirds vote of member towns. Such an amendment now requires unanimous approval by all towns. The one exception to this rule is that, if the measure is to close a school, it must be voted in favor by the towns affected, as part of the two-thirds majority.