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Selectmen agree to send joint and individual letters opposing House Bill 475 affecting default budget calculations
Summary
Board directed staff to draft a joint letter and encouraged individual letters to state representatives and the committee, urging actions such as taking HB 475 off the consent calendar or moving to table/refer.
The Plaistow Board of Selectmen agreed to draft and sign a joint letter opposing House Bill 475, which town staff said would change how default municipal budgets are calculated and could prevent the town from including unfilled but budgeted positions and post-adoption salary increases in a default budget.
Greg (Town Manager) explained the bill’s effects during the May 19 meeting, saying the bill would…
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