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Chester boards review Tri Town Youth Services and fire/ambulance budgets; approve prior minutes
Summary
The Town of Chester Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance held a joint budget review March 18, 2026, hearing presentations from Tri Town Youth Services and Chester Fire/Ambulance, conducting a capital review and unanimously approving minutes from a prior joint budget meeting; specific budget figures were not recorded in the transcript.
The Town of Chester Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance met jointly on March 18, 2026, at Chester Town Hall (and via TEAMS) to hear budget presentations and review capital requests. First Selectwoman Lignar called the Board of Selectmen to order at 6:31 p.m., and Chairman Chillock called the Board of Finance to order at the same time.
Rob Bibiani presented the Tri Town Youth Services budget and described Chester’s contribution; he remained available to answer board members’ questions. The transcript does not include line-item figures or the town’s proposed appropriation amount for the program.
Charlie Greeny and Bob Quale presented the Chester Fire/Ambulance budget and were available to address questions and comments from board members. The boards then reviewed the consolidated capital budget submissions for all departments; the record shows a detailed review occurred but does not list specific project dollar amounts or approvals.
Procedurally, the boards unanimously approved the minutes of a prior joint budget meeting. The transcript contains inconsistent dates for that prior meeting (the agenda header references Jan. 27, 2026 while the approval language cites Feb. 17, 2026); the record does not make clear which date is correct. On a subsequent motion, the joint meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:48 p.m.
No members of the public spoke during the audience of citizens period, which the transcript records as 'None.'
