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Committee members debate whether school funding, benefits or deferred maintenance drive Warner’s rising costs
Summary
Budget committee members debated causes of recent budget growth, with Bill Hanson warning that time-frame selection alters perceived increase rates, the chair calling for re-examination of 100% town-paid health insurance, and others pointing to a highway loan and deferred maintenance as significant drivers.
Members of the Town of Warner budget committee used the meeting to debate what is driving recent budget growth and what the committee can reasonably affect.
Bill Hanson (budget committee) opened the substantive discussion by saying earlier presentations showed operating-budget increases but that the chosen timeframe matters: "when you look at it from 2020 to now, the budget increase took years," and "6 years is 45%." He urged colleagues not to lay all responsibility at the schools’ feet and to stay focused on town-level levers to constrain local spending.
The chair framed employee health insurance…
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