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Residents press selectboard for financial information on Poultney Rescue Squad as $39,700 ask goes before voters
Summary
At the informational meeting, residents asked why the Poultney Rescue Squad had not provided financial statements for its $39,700 funding request and discussed a possible future warrant article to require financial disclosures from organizations receiving more than $5,000 in public funds.
Article 10 asked voters to appropriate $39,700 to support Poultney Rescue Squad for emergency life support and transport services to Middletown Springs.
Chris Benton asked whether the rescue squad had provided the financial statement that the town’s policy suggests should accompany requests above $5,000. Robin Chestnut Tangerman said the selectboard had requested a financial statement and that the town report included a letter from the squad, but full financial details were not provided. "We don't know the details of the financial dealings of the Poultney Rescue Squad," she said.
Attendees discussed possible policy changes: one resident proposed a warrant article for next year to require a published financial statement from any organization receiving more than $5,000 in public funds. Selectboard members said the rescue squad is already on the ballot for the current ask and that the town would consider options for requiring greater transparency in future appropriations.
The appropriation is scheduled for an Australian ballot vote on March 3, 2026.
