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Select Board aims to start FY27 budget earlier; asks departments to prepare October submissions
Summary
At the Aug. 27 retreat Select Board members urged starting the FY27 budget process in October and directed staff to notify department heads to submit needs and asset inventories earlier than in prior years to avoid late tax‑rate setbacks and to prepare for a large impending school assessment.
Select Board members at the Aug. 27 retreat discussed moving the town’s FY27 budget timeline earlier and directed the town office to ask department heads to start submitting budget “need” and “want” lists in October.
Why it matters: Board members said earlier submissions should give the town more time to assemble the tax recap sheet, set the tax rate and reduce the risk of late tax‑bill schedules that can defer resident obligations. Members cited the school assessment as a major fiscal uncertainty and noted potential state actions (a governor’s request for 9C…
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