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Budget committee recommends $22,236 for local public agencies in FY27
Summary
The Phippsburg Budget Committee voted unanimously to recommend $22,236 in total FY27 appropriations for vetted public agencies and nonprofit service providers, after reviewing individual requests line-by-line. The recommendation will appear on the town warrant for voter consideration.
The Phippsburg Budget Committee voted unanimously to recommend $22,236 in total FY27 funding for the public agencies on its vetted list. A committee member moved the recommendation: "I move, I move we recommend, to the town $22,236 for the public agencies for fiscal year '27." The motion was seconded and approved 5–0.
Committee members reviewed each organization's request in turn, confirming amounts and local service impacts: the American Red Cross ($1,500), Bath Area Food Bank ($4,000), Bath Area YMCA ($2,500), Bath-Brunswick Respite Care ($1,000), Big Brothers Big Sisters ($1,200), Catholic Charities (Bath clinic), Life Flight Foundation ($600), New Hope for Women ($660), OASIS free clinics ($850), Spectrum Generations ($2,426), a behavioral-health provider ($2,600), Tedford Housing ($800) and other smaller requests. The committee chair noted the motion passed with unanimity: "And that is 5 unanimous."
The committee also discussed how the town presents these dollars on the warrant and whether individual line items may be altered at town meeting. Members emphasized this recommendation reflects the committee's vetting of organizations that filed formal requests; they urged the select board to include clear wording in the warrant and to remind charities of submission deadlines so the committee can vet future requests.
