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Board considers small cuts, camp scholarship and digital newsletter to trim costs
Summary
Officials proposed modest savings including shifting the newsletter primarily to digital and starting a donation‑funded camp scholarship to reduce town expenditures while maintaining services.
Members suggested modest, targeted savings to reduce pressure on the budget: convert the printed newsletter to a primarily digital distribution with printed copies available at town hall, and explore a donation‑funded scholarship program for summer camp to offset municipal subsidy. "I think that should be digital," one committee member said of the newsletter; others agreed printed copies could remain for residents without email.
The board also discussed whether modest program fees—such as a small camp fee coupled with scholarships—could help sustain services without large tax increases. Staff were asked to draft options and estimate potential revenue from modest fees versus the administrative costs of implementing scholarships.
