Leicester select board finalizes near-final 2026 budget with small overall increase
The Leicester select board reviewed a near-final 2026 municipal budget, adjusting several line items including auditing, building maintenance, recycling, and law enforcement funding; the board agreed to present a $20,000 warrant article to voters for additional sheriff patrol hours and set a planning-line of $10,000 in the town budget.
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The Leicester select board reviewed and refined its proposed 2026 municipal budget during a meeting focused on bringing estimated costs more in line with recent spending. Clerk (identified in the transcript as the member presenting the budget) said she adjusted conservative line items — trimming auditing estimates, increasing realistic electricity and fuel costs, and revising building and cemetery expense estimates — to reduce the likelihood of a negative carryover.
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