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The Select Board unanimously recommended the FY27 operating, capital, EMS, and golf budgets, along with $1,238,500 in FY26 transfers and several proposed financial and regulatory changes. The recommendations include seeking authority to raise the local meal tax to 1.5 percent, revising Fire and Building Department fees, allowing up to $100,000 in golf receipts to support athletic-field replacement, and banning cryptocurrency automated teller machines.
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These votes are recommendations for Annual Town Meeting, not final approvals. If adopted, the warrant articles would fund town operations and capital needs, authorize borrowing for Department of Public Works heavy equipment, and change certain taxes, fees, and local rules. The Board also approved a one-day liquor license for the June 21, 2026, 250th Celebration, subject to final plans being approved by the Chief of Police. Members entered executive session to discuss fire-union bargaining and negotiations with nonunion personnel.
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