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Putney Selectboard reviews first draft of general fund budget proposing 6.77% increase

Putney Selectboard · December 3, 2025
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Summary

The town manager presented the first draft of Putney's general fund budget on Dec. 3 proposing a 6.77% overall increase, a SEVEDS appropriations line in place of an assessment, and options including a 1% rooms-and-meals local option tax and higher zoning fees.

Karen Astley, the town manager, presented the first draft of Putney's general fund budget at the special Selectboard meeting Dec. 3, proposing a 6.77% increase overall and replacing a SEVEDS assessment line with a SEVEDS appropriations line.

Astley identified several options for revenue and expense management, including adding a 1% local option rooms-and-meals tax and reviewing zoning fee increases. The Selectboard agreed there would be further opportunities to discuss the draft; the minutes record that the town will continue review at upcoming meetings.