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Select Board previews 2026 budget; fire‑tower repair, EV chargers, library furnace on docket
Summary
At the Jan. 27 meeting the Select Board reviewed the draft 2026 budget and several warrant articles, including a $20,000 repair estimate for Great Hill Fire Tower, a $6,000 library furnace request, EV charger planning contingent on grants, and a reported $73,000 insurance savings from changing plans.
The Tamworth Select Board reviewed a draft 2026 budget and several warrant articles at its Jan. 27 meeting, discussing capital items, personnel changes and revenue assumptions ahead of the Feb. 10 budget hearing.
Board members flagged a late petition warrant (Article 12 in the distributed version) asking for $20,000 to repair, maintain and paint the Great Hill Fire Tower. The Conservation Commission commissioned an engineering study (contracted for about $5,400), and members debated whether to fund the work from the expendable trust/capital reserve so the town would not need to raise the amount in taxes this year, noting the trust would require replenishment later if used.
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