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Selectmen discuss exit poll as FiPAC prepares to set budget cuts
Summary
Selectmen reviewed exit-poll feedback after a failed referendum and said FiPAC will finalize any required cuts at its meeting the next day; members warned the poll sample may not represent all voters.
Resident Tom Doyle asked for clarity on how FiPAC’s directives interact with board and departmental budgets, saying he understood FiPAC had asked the Board of Education to cut $250,000. Selectman William O’Brien and Selectman Rachel Riendeau explained that once a budget fails a referendum FiPAC determines official adjustments after its public hearing.
Selectman Rachel Riendeau cautioned that not everyone completed the exit poll and that written comments may be more informative than raw tallies. Riendeau said the exit-poll respondents tended to express strong views, and she questioned whether repeating the same poll would yield new information.
