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Town Meeting approves $100,000 sewer department supplement as residents press for stronger collections
Summary
Voters approved a $100,000 supplement to the FY25 sewer operating budget, prompting extended public comment about delinquent sewer accounts, lien practices and interdepartmental billing arrangements.
Town Meeting voted to increase the Sewer Department's FY2025 operating budget by $100,000 to cover unforeseen breakdowns and cross‑fiscal parts and labor costs.
The appropriation carried after extended public comment focused on unpaid sewer bills, collection methods and whether water and sewer billing should be consolidated.
The select board asked town meeting to approve a $100,000 transfer from certified retained earnings to bring the sewer department's total operating budget to the amount printed in the warrant. "The monies…
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