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Wolfeboro selectmen approve default‑budget transfers; add funds for drainage and Fourth of July fireworks
Summary
At a April 9 work session the Wolfeboro Board of Selectmen approved $836,509 in line-item transfers to preserve municipal operations, authorized $12,000 for public‑works drainage material and $2,500 toward July 4 fireworks; a separate $50,000 road funding motion failed.
The Wolfeboro Board of Selectmen on April 9 approved a package of line‑item transfers totaling $836,509 to maintain municipal operations under the town’s default budget and took three subsequent votes on near‑term spending. Town Manager Jim (last name not specified in transcript) told the board the transfers are intended to cover operating shortfalls that the default budget — which is calculated from the 2023 approved budget — does not automatically include.
"The default budget was created based on the 2023 approved budget," Jim said, citing RSA provisions that define the default budget and the board’s ability to move funds by line‑item transfers. He told the board the transfers are needed for items including ambulance services, parks and recreation administration, Abernathy rentals/leases, and wage adjustments. The packet before the board identified $836,509 in required transfers; Jim said part of that total reflects a recommendation to…
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