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Selectmen approve multiple department budgets, cut Old Home Week fireworks from '26 request
Summary
At the Oct. 14 meeting the board approved a batch of 2026 operating and program budgets and amended the patriotic/fireworks line to prioritize July 4 displays and remove Old Home Week fireworks; several small departmental budgets were approved by motion.
The Alton Board of Selectmen on Oct. 14 approved a series of 2026 departmental budgets and amended the town’s patriotic/fireworks request to prioritize the Fourth of July display while removing the Old Home Week fireworks.
Staff and department representatives reviewed small or administrative budgets in alphabetical order. The board approved the following as presented or amended (motions and results recorded during the meeting): assessing ($176,386), audio-visual ($2,000), Budget…
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