Insurance and benefits drive budget increases, board says
Select Board said health-insurance and Primex liability increases are major drivers of the 2026 budget: health insurance rose 16.3% last year and 14.7% this year; Primex property/liability costs rose by about $9,727 (around 21%).
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The chair told residents that insurance and benefit costs are a primary driver of budget increases. "Last year, health insurance went up 16.3% for the town. This year, health insurance went up 14.7% for the town," the chair said during the MS-6 review, and later noted Primex—the town's insurer for property/liability and health—raised its bill by 21% year over year, an increase the chair read as $9,727.
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