Ridgefield residents have overwhelmingly approved a budget for the coming fiscal year.  The $47.8 million town portion was approved on a vote of 1,386 to 321.  The $98-million education budget was approved 1,146 to 566.  Ridgefield residents also approved funding for road paving and 6 capital budget questions.  Some dealt with items for the schools including removing oil tanks, asbestos abatement at Scotland, lighting and carpeting upgrades for the high school, improvements to the vestibule of Barlow Mountain, a district wide security and surviellance system, energy and water savings projects, and the purchase of custodial equipment.