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Town reports FEMA reimbursement and warns of rising health‑insurance costs
Summary
Town Manager Jessica Cyr reported Lancaster received $12,040.94 from FEMA for July 2024 storm damage and described steep health‑insurance cost pressures: an NHIT assessment of $34,850 and a mid‑year School Care increase of roughly $34,000, with Harvard Pilgrim rates projected to rise 31% beginning Jan. 1.
Town Manager Jessica Cyr reported that Lancaster received $12,040.94 from FEMA for damage to contents and buildings related to the July 2024 storm. She also updated the board on several pending reviews, including solar panels at the lagoons and the town’s local emergency operations plan grant, which remains with the Governor and Council.
Cyr told the board that NHIT ceased operations in June, generating an additional assessment this year of $34,850 for the town. A mid‑year transition to School Care added roughly $34,000 in cost; School Care held a public hearing on Harvard Pilgrim rates showing a projected 31% increase effective Jan. 1. Cyr said School Care signaled an intention not to renew with Harvard Pilgrim and plans to return to Cigna on a six‑month renewal cycle, complicating budgeting. She said she is working with other groups to gather quotes for presentation at the October work session.
