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Board adopts FY2027 selectmen budget at $9.81 million and approves $764,447 capital plan
Summary
After discussing referendum cost scenarios, highway equipment, insurance assumptions and potential cuts, the Board approved the Board of Selectmen FY2027 budget of $9,811,497 and a combined town/BOE capital plan totaling $764,447; the board also approved a small intra-department transfer of $4,700.
Selectmen finalized budget deliberations on March 3, approving the Board of Selectmen fiscal year 2027 budget at $9,811,497 and adopting a capital improvement plan with a combined town and Board of Education request totalling $764,447.
Discussion included potential savings (for example deferring a $39,000 out-front mower purchase to a later year), the fiscal effects of shortening referendum hours, highway equipment and maintenance costs, and health-insurance rate assumptions (the town had budgeted at the high end of projected increases pending insurer figures). Finance staff and department heads described trade-offs between making the budget lean and preserving service levels.
After deliberations and scenario adjustments, a motion to approve the Board of Selectmen budget at $9,811,497 passed (motion and second recorded; six members voted in favor). The board separately approved the capital improvement plan and later approved a town-building budget transfer moving $4,700 from equipment to overtime to cover operational needs.
Board members asked staff to continue refining outreach and cost estimates and to provide insurance-rate updates before the finance committee deadline.
