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Finance Committee advances Land Use, Community Services and Recreation budgets; town schedules dedication for Wayne Marquis rail-trail park
Summary
Committee reviewed modest increases across inspectional services, health, planning, senior and veteran services and approved the recreation budget. Recreation director David Mountain announced a June 14 dedication for a pocket park and rail-trail naming honoring Wayne Marquis.
The Finance Committee reviewed the Land Use and Community Services budgets — inspectional services, public health, planning and economic development, senior and social services, and veterans services — and voted to move the department-level budgets. Committee members then considered the recreation operating budget and approved it.
Inspectional services: The department presented a 7.4% increase overall driven by temporary staffing to address a backlog of periodic inspections. The sealer-and-weights line was reduced to zero after the department purchased new calibration equipment and moved sealing in-house.
Public health: The public-health budget showed a small…
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