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Whiting selectmen review $96,800 school budget increase, agree to pursue paving town office yard pending funds
Summary
At a June 10 meeting, Whiting selectmen reviewed a $96,800 increase in the town school budget—largely tied to special-education costs—signed warrants and minutes, reviewed MMA materials on an adult-use cannabis ordinance, agreed to pursue paving the town office yard if funds permit, and discussed installing a heat pump in the town office.
Selectman Scott Porter said the town’s school budget is up by $96,800 for the coming period, and that a large portion of the increase is tied to special education costs. Porter raised the item as part of the Selectmen’s review of old and new business at the June 10 meeting.
The increase could affect the town’s budgeting choices this year, Porter said, because special-education expenditures are driving most of the change. Board members did not record a formal vote on the school budget at the meeting; discussion centered on the reported overall figure and its special-education component.
In routine business, the board signed warrants and read the minutes from the previous meeting. The Selectmen also reviewed informational materials provided by MMA regarding an adult-use cannabis ordinance; the materials were read but no action or direction to adopt or amend an ordinance was recorded.
The Selectmen discussed paving the town office yard. They directed staff to ask Kathi whether money in the road account can be used for the work; the meeting record states that all selectmen agreed to pursue paving the yard if the account permits. The Selectmen’s agreement was described as contingent on confirmation of available road-account funds rather than as a formal, voted appropriation.
The board discussed installing a heat pump in the town office and directed staff to contact Bold Coast Plumbing to determine when a heat pump could be installed. That item was recorded as an instruction to obtain scheduling and availability information; no contractor selection or funding authorization was recorded.
The meeting record lists Steve Pressley Sr., Janice Bronson, Robert Curtis, Sydney Pressley and Scott Porter as present. The Selectmen did not take formal votes on the school budget or the cannabis materials during the session; next steps described in the meeting record are staff follow-up on the road-account funding question and the plumbing firm’s availability for the heat-pump installation.
