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Mount Holly Treasurer flags cost uncertainty from Sheriff services, Ludlow Ambulance and FEMA culvert work
Summary
Treasurer Liz Karle told the Select Board that engaging the Sheriff for animal control and traffic enforcement increases costs and that costs for Ludlow Ambulance Services and FEMA’s Beaver Meadow Road culvert work remain uncertain.
During the Jan. 6 budget workshop, Town Treasurer Liz Karle warned that shifting certain services to the county Sheriff — specifically animal control and traffic enforcement — will raise the town’s costs compared with prior assumptions. Karle also identified uncertainty around future charges from Ludlow Ambulance Services and potential expenses tied to FEMA’s planned Beaver Meadow Road culvert improvement; she did not provide dollar estimates for these items.
Board members acknowledged those uncertainties but did not make decisions about contracts or service changes at the meeting. The items were noted as potential upward pressures on the budget that the board will track as staff seeks more precise cost estimates.
