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Select Board signs annual town meeting warrant, appoints part‑time town accountant and advances FY26 budget overview
Summary
At a May 5 joint Select Board/annual town meeting hearing, board members reviewed the FY26 operating and capital budgets, approved the consent agenda, signed the annual town meeting warrant for the June 2 session, and appointed Samantha Shatterton as part‑time town accountant (up to 20 hours/week).
The Hubbardston Select Board reviewed the proposed FY26 operating and capital budgets and related warrant articles during the May 5 joint Select Board and annual town meeting hearing and took three procedural actions: unanimous consent on the consent agenda, a motion to sign the annual town meeting warrant, and an appointment to the vacant part‑time town accountant position.
Town Administrator and finance staff presented the FY26 operating budget as an $11,805,504 package, a $646,000 (5.8%) increase over FY25, with the bulk of the increase coming from the regional school assessment. The presentation emphasized the budget was balanced with no operating override, no use of stabilization…
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