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Brookfield Selectmen recommend revised MS‑636 and split bridge warrants; public hearing clears budget for town meeting
Summary
At a public hearing, Brookfield selectmen reviewed a revised MS‑636 form and amended warrant articles, reducing the operating request by $200,000 and authorizing two separate warrant articles to fund engineering for the Moose Mountain Bridge; selectmen voted to approve the revised MS‑636 and recommend the warrants for town meeting.
Brookfield — At a public hearing Jan. 8, town officials walked residents through a revised MS‑636 municipal budget form and a slate of warrant articles for the upcoming March town meeting, recommending several changes to the operating budget and to special articles for bridge work.
Chair opened the discussion by noting the most significant line‑item changes on page 2 of the MS‑636: a $22,000 increase in election registration/vital statistics to cover three elections this year; a $5,000 rise in legal expenses largely tied to planning; and roughly $23,000 to cover heating and air conditioning upgrades (mini‑split units) for municipal buildings. After removing a previously posted $200,000 capital outlay item, the…
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