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Selectboard approves up-to-$5,000 line item for new flagpole in 2026 budget

Williamstown Selectboard · December 8, 2025
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Summary

The board approved adding a line item not to exceed $5,000 in the 2026 general-fund budget to replace the Town Hall flagpole; an estimated pole package was $2,615 excluding concrete, excavation and electrical work.

The Selectboard approved a 2026 budget line item not to exceed $5,000 to replace the flagpole in front of Town Hall.

Minutes show research identified a 30-foot flagpole package with gold ball, rope and foundation kit priced at $2,615, but noted the estimate did not include concrete, excavation, electrical work, or lightning arrestor installation. Tyler Mitchell moved the budget authorization with Scott McCarthy seconding; the motion carried. The expenditure will appear as a line item in the 2026 general fund budget for Town Meeting consideration.