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Deep River Board of Finance sets June meeting and referendum dates after budget vote fails
Summary
After a town budget referendum returned a 'no' vote, the Deep River Board of Finance agreed to hold a Town Meeting on June 8, 2026, and a follow-up budget referendum on June 16, 2026. The board discussed next steps at a May 28 workshop.
The Deep River Board of Finance discussed the results of a town budget referendum that returned a "no" vote and agreed on dates for further public consideration. The board set a Town Meeting for June 8, 2026, and a follow-up budget referendum for June 16, 2026.
Board members raised the referendum result as the primary issue of the May 28 special workshop. The transcript records that the board "discussed the result of the town referendum budget vote resulting in a no vote" and that proposed dates for a public meeting and a follow-up referendum were agreed on by the members. The Finance Director, Paula Fernald, was present for the discussion.
The board did not record a formal roll-call vote in the transcript to set the dates; the minutes state the dates were agreed on during the discussion. The next procedural step is the Town Meeting on June 8, followed by the scheduled referendum on June 16.
