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Select Board opens warrant for Dec. 1 special town meeting to approve retained earnings transfers
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Summary
The board opened the warrant for a special town meeting to be held Dec. 1, 2025 (backup Dec. 2) to allow the appropriation of certified free cash and retained enterprise earnings (notably $500,000 from wastewater/sewer retained earnings); public hearings set for Nov. 4 and the warrant to close Oct. 21.
The Uxbridge Select Board voted to open the warrant for a special town meeting on Dec. 1, 2025 (backup Dec. 2) to allow the town to authorize transfers from certified free cash and retained earnings for enterprise funds.
Town staff explained the principal need: once free cash and the enterprise retained earnings are certified by the Department of Revenue, the town must appropriate those funds to cover certain line items. The water and sewer enterprise showed a $500,000 allocation that could not be authorized at the spring town meeting because certification arrived later in the process, producing a potential $500,000 deficit if not approved. Public hearings were set for Nov. 4; the board moved to open the warrant and close it on Oct. 21 so voters and committees have a short window to submit items for this specific set of transfers.
Member Plaskow made the motion to open the warrant; Member McMillan seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The board discussed whether the town should consider changing the timing of the annual town meeting to reduce the frequency of special meetings, and staff said they would study timing and certification practices for future years.
