Newfields Select Board advances $2.36 million operating budget to ballot
Feb 3, 2026
Feb 3, 2026
The Select Board presented and advanced a proposed $2,359,237 operating budget — a $127,565 (6.02%) increase driven by insurance and contractual costs — to the March 10 ballot after no public questions at the Feb. 3 deliberative session.
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Chairman Hobart "Hoby" Harmon presented the town's proposed operating budget of $2,359,237, saying it represents a $127,565 increase, or 6.02%, from the prior year and attributing the rise to higher health insurance (14.7%), property and liability insurance (21.7%) and contractual obligations.
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