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Selectboard works on 2026–27 budget, flags highway costs that could hamper hiring
Summary
On Dec. 16, 2025 the Eden Selectboard met to work on the 2026–27 budget and discussed rising highway expenses compared with neighboring towns, which the minutes say is making it difficult to hire help for the highway crew.
The Eden Selectboard met on Dec. 16, 2025 to continue work on the town’s 2026–27 budget, according to the meeting minutes. The record notes that the board discussed future highway expenses and compared Eden’s costs with neighboring towns, and that those differences are making it difficult to hire help for the highway crew.
The minutes do not list dollar figures, specific line items, or funding sources for the highway budget; they summarize the discussion point as a staffing and cost-competitiveness concern. The entry in the minutes reads, “The Selectboard worked on the budget for 26/27. They did have a discuss on future highway expense comparing Eden to neighboring towns. Which is making it difficult to hire help for the highway crew.” That phrasing appears in the clerk’s record rather than as a verbatim quote attributed to a single member.
The transcript does not record a formal motion, vote, or a staff presentation tied to specific revenue or expenditure figures for 2026–27. The minutes list who was present at the meeting but do not specify which member raised the highway staffing concern or provide the comparative towns and numbers referenced during discussion. Next steps or follow-up tasks were not specified in the minutes.
