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Board of Finance flags budget uncertainty as animal-control and regional services costs rise
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the Board of Finance walked through a preliminary 2025 budget, heard the town administrator report newly executed grant paperwork and flagged major cost pressures — including a sharp animal-control invoice increase and a proposed 5% jump for a regional nonprofit service — while deferring final votes until updated reconciliations arrive.
The Board of Finance reviewed a preliminary 2025 budget and pressed staff for updated reconciliations and documentation after the town administrator, Jim, outlined several grant and capital developments and warned of rising service costs.
Jim told the board he had received the fully executed financial-assistance agreement tied to a legislative appropriation for the Veterans Field playscape, enabling staff to file a requisition covering the first three quarters. "The good news today was I received the fully executed agreement," Jim said, noting the town can begin submitting requisitions before exhausting project outlays.
The board spent most of its time on budget-to-actual questions. Members asked the treasurer and staff to explain several outlier items in the preliminary packet:…
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