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Select Board reviews FY26 highway and general budgets; highway aid rises to about $90,000
Summary
Board reviewed highway lines including repairs, tires and health insurance; S2 reported state highway aid is expected to be $90,000 (up from the prior $86,000 figure) and members debated adjusting tire and repair lines to reflect recent higher costs.
The Tinmouth Select Board reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2026 highway and general budgets and discussed several line items that have exceeded prior-year expectations.
Committee member (S2) told the board that the highway-aid projection they previously used ($86,000) appears likely to be $90,000 for the current year. S2 also reported repair spending and tire costs ran higher than budgeted last year (about $38,000 actual versus a $20,000 budget line); members discussed leaving the tire/repairs line at $30,000 or otherwise monitoring use before permanently increasing it. On health coverage, S2 said the actual cost exceeded $30,000 and had added an additional contingency amount for the HSA, but the transcript did not specify the precise contingency figure.
Members emphasized a maintenance schedule and using in-house crews to control costs. No formal vote to adopt the budget was taken at this meeting; the board continued line-item review and resolved to include the highway budget with the town warning for voter consideration at town meeting.
Next steps: finalize budget numbers and include the highway budget in the town warning for March 4; staff will follow up with the road commissioner for detailed figures before final adoption.
