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Templeton holds FY27 budget hearing as departments press for planners, truck and more EMS staffing
Summary
At a March 7 select board budget hearing, department heads urged restoration of a planner/grant-writer, flagged a proposed $95,000 utility truck for capital, warned of a steep rise in DPW supply costs and diesel budgeting, and the fire chief said improved EMS staffing or an added staffed station is needed to cut response times.
A Town of Templeton budget hearing on March 7 opened with department-by-department presentations that spotlighted staffing gaps, rising operating costs and several capital requests. The meeting — broadcast on TCTV — did not include formal votes but set the stage for follow-up meetings and requests for more detailed cost backup.
Development services officials asked the board to consider restoring a planner combined with a grant-writer, arguing the department is overwhelmed and that a full-time position would coordinate grant work townwide. “I have been talking about a planner for a very long time,” the presenter said, noting the department has operated with reduced staff for years and that previous planners had been employed in the past.
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