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Selectmen to pursue special meeting on revised $10.13M operating budget after department cuts
Summary
After department heads identified vacancy-driven cuts and public commenters urged firefighter staffing, the Alton Board of Selectmen voted to pursue a special meeting to present a revised operating budget totaling $10,132,064, a smaller increase over default than the defeated proposal.
The Alton Board of Selectmen voted March 24 to pursue a special meeting to present a revised operating budget totaling $10,132,064, town officials said.
The board's revised proposal narrows the town's requested increase above the default budget to $336,503, down from the $996,079 increase in the earlier warrant that voters rejected in March. Town administrators and finance staff told the board the bulk of reductions come from not filling six vacant positions across the police, fire and Department of Public Works and from lowering projected benefits and overtime lines.
Why it matters: the board said the revisions aim to balance restoring some services with voter concerns about a large tax increase. The town administrator and finance director emphasized the reworked package still covers the…
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