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Selectmen refine 2026 warrant articles, shift priorities to town buildings and infrastructure; ambulance‑billing update tabled
Summary
On Dec. 9 the Alton Board of Selectmen amended and advanced most 2026 warrant articles for voter consideration: they reduced several CRF requests (Benefit Pay CRF lowered to $30,000), reallocated a $500,000 fire equipment request into a $300,000 fire station CRF, approved major highway reconstruction funding, and placed a $100,000 town hall metal roof warrant (using donor and CRF funds) on the warrant. An ambulance‑billing policy update tied to a new state law was discussed and tabled for further review.
The Alton Board of Selectmen spent much of its Dec. 9 meeting reviewing and adjusting the town’s proposed 2026 warrant articles and budgets. The board advanced the operating budget and a slate of capital reserve appropriations to the warrant after several amendments aimed at reducing near‑term tax impact.
Key board decisions and changes the selectmen made at the meeting included:
• Article 1 (Benefit Pay Capital Reserve Trust Fund): Board amended the request from $50,000 to $30,000 and approved the amendment by voice vote.
• Article 2 (Town Operating Budget): The board approved the operating budget as presented (estimated tax impact noted in the packet) and will forward it to the deliberative session.
• Article 4 (Capital Reserve Appropriations): After a line‑by‑line review the board agreed to remove four items—police building expansion ($20,000), building department vehicle ($3,500), assessing vehicle ($3,500), and the highway sand shed ($10,000)—to reduce the overall tax impact.…
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