Council notes excise tax shortfall, approves budget housekeeping changes

Mar 9, 2026

After noting excise tax collections were much lower than budgeted, the council directed the clerk to check records and unanimously approved transferring general budget "net income" to the maintenance account and removing a "trash fee" line from the water budget.

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Council reviewed financial documents and noted that excise tax collections were substantially below budgeted projections. The clerk was asked to examine records to determine whether any collections were missing from the accounts.

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