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Charlton finance staff: special act cleared for fire station property; town faces FY26 tradeoffs despite near‑term budget room
Summary
The Finance Director and town administrator updated the Finance Committee on a citizen petition, industrial tax base growth, the governor’s recent signing of a special legislative act enabling fire station property acquisition, and the FY26 budget tradeoffs posed by multiple personnel requests and pending contract increases.
Town finance staff briefed the Finance Committee on near‑term budget issues including a citizen petition to change the town clerk position to appointed (a single‑warrant special town meeting is set for Feb. 18 to consider the petition), the recent legislative step that allows the town to acquire property for a new fire station, and longer‑term debt and revenue considerations that will shape FY26 planning.
Town staff said the governor signed the special legislative act authorizing the property purchase on Jan. 8, clearing a key legal step for the fire station…
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