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Plaistow budget committee approves recommended 2025 budgets amid debate over ambulance revenue
Summary
The Plaistow Budget Committee approved recommended fiscal 2025 budgets across departments — including police ($2,975,389), human resources ($2,556,556) and fire ($1,599,925) — and spent an extended period debating whether ambulance-service revenue (about $140,723 received through Sept.) should be treated via an enterprise fund or used now to lower the tax rate.
The Plaistow Budget Committee met and approved the town’s recommended fiscal 2025 department budgets, including major spending for police, human resources and fire services, while members weighed how to account for ambulance-service revenue collected so far.
The committee adopted a slate of budgets as presented by staff: the police department at $2,975,389, human resources/personnel at $2,556,556, and the fire department at $1,599,925. Many other department budgets were approved in sequence by motion and voice vote, with occasional abstentions noted during planning and recreation votes.
Committee members spent the meeting considering both line-item changes and broader policy questions. Staff emphasized salary-driven increases across multiple departments to cover anticipated retirements and newly authorized positions. On the election budget,…
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