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Buckfield board reviews preliminary 2026–27 budget; committee recommends modest increases for maintenance and services
Summary
Select Board members heard an overview of the proposed 2026–27 municipal budget, including a manager-proposed 2.54% increase, revenue upticks that reduced the municipal share, and budget committee recommendations adding roughly $15,000 for a sanitation item and public-works maintenance.
Speaker 5 (role not specified) opened the board’s review of the 2026–27 municipal budget, saying his initial proposal showed a 2.54% increase over last year but that local and state revenues rose about 10.75%, which reduced the town’s municipal share after the budget committee’s adjustments.
The budget committee recommended two specific additions Speaker 5 described: $4,500–$5,000 for an item described as 'Santarp' and $10,000 added to public‑works maintenance…
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