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Long Lake budget workshop: town under tax cap; water and benefits lines adjusted
Summary
Supervisor Clay J. Arsenault reported the town is 2.457% under the tax cap and outlined line-item changes: Raquette Lake Water equipment/admin down $12,900; employee benefits down $13,303 due to staffing; Long Lake Water Admin down $88,610 after 2025 one-time equipment purchases; one benefits line rose $7,914.
Supervisor Clay J. Arsenault told the board that the town "is currently under the tax cap by 2.457%," framing the FY2026 budget adjustments. The minutes list several line-item changes the board accepted for the preliminary budget: Raquette Lake Water equipment/admin decreased by $12,900; employee benefits were decreased by $13,303 because the Water/Highway employee was not included in the FY2026 staffing assumptions.
The Long Lake Water Administration budget was reduced by $88,610 compared with 2025, the minutes state, because the 2025 budget included one-time equipment purchases such as "Keith's truck purchase." The minutes also record a separate benefits increase of $7,914 on another budget line. These amounts were presented during the Oct. 8 workshop as part of the board's effort to keep the proposed levy under the statutory tax cap.
