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Ashley Community Forest Board approves FY27 draft budget, keeps July–June fiscal year
Summary
The Board approved a FY27 draft budget with agreed line-item clarifications and decided to continue using a July 1–June 30 fiscal year for Ashley Community Forest; approval was unanimous.
The Ashley Community Forest Board reviewed and approved its FY27 draft budget on April 9, 2026. David Paganelli reviewed prior budgeting approaches and explained the need to submit budgets to both Sharon and Strafford. The Board noted that Strafford uses a calendar fiscal year while Sharon uses July 1–June 30; the Board agreed to continue with a July 1–June 30 fiscal year for submissions and approved modest clarifications to line items before voting. Malcolm McShinsky moved to approve the draft with agreed modifications; David Paganelli seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Minutes record the fiscal-year decision and the unanimous approval but do not provide dollar totals or line-item details in the text. The Board intends to submit the approved draft budgets to both towns as required by local procedures.
