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Fort Edward holds preliminary 2025 budget hearing; board proposes small line-item changes
Summary
The Fort Edward Town Board held a public hearing Oct. 15 on the preliminary 2025 budget, which lists proposed officer salaries and includes proposed line-item changes such as a $5,000 increase for the town celebration and pay bumps for two CDL drivers.
The Fort Edward Town Board held a public hearing on the preliminary 2025 budget on Oct. 15, 2024. The notice filed with the Town Clerk makes the draft available for inspection and lists proposed officer salaries: Supervisor $11,814; Town councilmembers (each) $5,330; Superintendent of Highways $73,620; Town Clerk/Collector $55,442; Town Justice $18,090. The hearing record also references the Real Property Tax Law §495 exemption report as part of the final budget packet.
Board members proposed targeted changes during the hearing and the immediately following regular meeting. Council members asked to adjust the Town Justice line to be effective April 1, 2025; the board also discussed increasing the parade/Celebration line by $5,000 and raising CDL driver pay for two employees (Carter and Cogan) by $1.00 each. No public comment was recorded during the hearing. Councilman Middleton moved to close the hearing; Councilman Suprenant seconded, and the motion passed with an 'ALL AYES' vote.
The preliminary budget remains subject to further board action before any final adoption. The board’s recorded procedural steps—hearing, specific line edits proposed on the record, and next administrative steps—establish the timeline for any subsequent workshops or formal adoption votes.
