Select Board approves Finance Committee appointment, freezes most departmental budget requests.
New Marlborough Select Board unanimously appoints Finance Committee member, constrains FY 27 spending. Chair Beth Dean and members Tara White and Bill West approved Sharon Fleck to fill a Finance Committee vacancy through May 11, 2026, with Finance Committee Chair Doug Newman recommending the
Select Board · Meeting of April 1, 2026
New Marlborough Select Board unanimously appoints Finance Committee member, constrains FY 27 spending. Chair Beth Dean and members Tara White and Bill West approved Sharon Fleck to fill a Finance Committee vacancy through May 11, 2026, with Finance Committee Chair Doug Newman recommending the appointment. The Board then declined or reduced multiple departmental budget requests, including rejecting a $26,539 Winter Roads increase, an $18,000 Police salary bump, and a seasonal $30,000 Highway position left vacant by retirement.
The school assessment rose to an estimated 5.8 percent, prompting the Board to approve only a new six-month Rescue Chief medical officer position at $32 per hour.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 1, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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