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Plymouth holds first budget hearing as residents press board on taxes and nonprofit exemptions
Summary
The Plymouth Select Board opened its first FY2026 budget hearing, approved a small energy audit budget change and faced sustained public comment calling for cuts to nonprofit funding amid concerns about rising property taxes and growth in service costs for police and fire/EMS.
The Plymouth Select Board opened the first public hearing on the town’s FY2026 budget, outlining major cost drivers and answering extended public comment about the local tax burden.
At the hearing the board said the draft budget reflects three principal pressures: personnel cost increases (3% across most departments), higher health and dental premiums, and several warrant articles that show up as gross appropriations (including a FEMA SAFER grant that funds additional fire personnel and a proposed land purchase for a public safety facility). The board emphasized that gross appropriations can overstate the tax impact because of loan proceeds, grants and the town’s use of reserve funds.
During a lengthy public‑comment period, residents repeatedly urged the board to reduce expenditures and reconsider the town’s recurring allocation to local nonprofits. "I would actually like…
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