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Coats work session flags widespread departmental shortfalls, explores revenue options
Summary
Town Manager Barbara Hollerand organized departmental stations so commissioners could review service-level shortfalls; the board agreed the gaps are significant and noted the need to consider new revenue sources to maintain services.
Town Manager Barbara Hollerand described the work session format and said department directors were stationed around the room with written details on current service levels and what additional resources would enable. "each town department director was stationed at various sections of the room with details written on the whiteboard for their respective departments in regards to level of services that were currently being provided and what could/needed to be provided with additional resources," the minutes state.
After meeting individually with directors, commissioners reconvened and identified sizable service gaps across departments. The minutes record that the discussion "included the following: Overwhelming needs required a look at potential revenue areas" and noted an "Urgency in addressing some of the issues." The record does not list specific revenue proposals; staff were directed to continue developing options for board consideration.
