WFLD Select Board meets Tonight-More Budget Discussion

January 15, 2018
Weathersfield, Vermont

The Weathersfield Select Board is scheduled to meet this evening at 7 p.m. at Martin Memorial Hall (in the basement.) The meeting agenda is posted online. Select Board Agenda.

Agenda Includes
The board will be interviewing various social services agencies to determine if funding by taxpayers should continue. There will be continued discussion about the town's fire coverage. And the board is still looking to fill about 17 volunteer positions for various local and regional committees and commissions. Four Budget Committee positions remain open. Volunteers interested in serving on the Budget Committee are encouraged to attend tonight's meeting.

Budget discussion and approval of the annual town meeting warning will round out the evening.

Select Board Meeting Packet
The select board packet for the evening may be viewed online. PACKET

Budget Discussion
The proposed FY2019 budget documents may be viewed online: FY2019 Budget

The proposed Administration expense budget appears to be up 8.3 % from FY2018.
The proposed Solid Waste expense budget appears to be down 1.8 % from FY2018.
The proposed Town Fire expense budget appears to be up 5.1 % from FY2018. But the two fire departments are down 10% for Ascutney and 5% for West Weathersfield.
The proposed Police Department and Treasurers expense budgets appear to be flat from FY2018.
The proposed Town Clerk's expense budget appears to be missing page 2 so no budget details can be reported.
The proposed Listers expense budget appears to be up 21.7 % from FY2018.
The proposed Planning and Zoning expense budget appears to be up 2.0 % from FY2018.

The Weathersfield Proctor Library Trustees met for a special budget meeting on Sunday, Jan. 14 to finalize their FY2019 budget. The Trustees are asking for $128,448 (up 16% from FY2018) with $126,648 to be raised by taxes (up 14.7% from FY2018.) The trustees will present their budget to the select board this evening.

More information about the select board and the town contact Town Manager, Ed Morris, at 802-674-2626 or townmanager@weathersfield.org.



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