New Salem Selectboard unanimously approves rabies testing agreement and appoints committee member. The Board authorized Franklin County Animal Control to manage the town's rabies testing procedures and appointed Nancy Slator to the Old Home Day Committee for a one-year term ending June 30, 2026, on
Finance Committee prepares FY27 budget override materials as Municipal Light Plant increases debt service contribution. The MLP agreed to add $15,000 to its contribution, bringing the total to $90,000 and reducing the taxation funding requirement to $60,000. The committee added $1,000 for animal
New Salem Board of Health advances eviction proceeding, approves electronics fee waiver. The Board unanimously approved a fee waiver for town electronics disposal on April 7 after learning only televisions were collected during a recent pickup. Health Agent Matthew Fortier reported that Town
Assessors seek $4,000 for FY26 budget shortfall. New Salem's Board of Assessors voted unanimously April 7 to request a $4,000 transfer from the Finance Committee to cover an operating account shortfall. Chair Bill Lafley and Member Eric Hamm, with Adam Hemingway of RRG in attendance, also
Selectmen narrowly appoint police chief, back $185,500 budget override. The Board voted 2 to 1 with one abstention to appoint Sergeant Brooks as Police Chief following the Chief of Police Selection Committee's unanimous recommendation. The Board unanimously approved a $185,500 operating override
Finance Committee charts two-column FY27 budget strategy tied to May override vote. Chair Gabriele Voelker and the committee reviewed FY27 requests against available resources, proposing to use $100,000 from free cash for the general budget, $65,000 for a steeple capital project, and debt for
New Salem Finance Committee outlines spring budget calendar, awaits regional school review. Chair Gabriele Voelker and members Claire McGinnis and Dara LaPlante advanced no formal votes but charted the FY27 budget timeline in a remote meeting, noting that budget decisions will involve the Select
New Salem Council on Aging approves routine business and rejects flu clinic bid. The board, led by Chair Sue Arnold, with Clerk Betsy Pelz and Treasurer Tim White, approved prior minutes and the treasurer's report from a meeting of seven voting members. The council voted by consensus to decline a
New Salem approves 3.5 percent cost-of-living increase for fiscal 2027. Chair Susan Cloutier and members Richard Taupier and Mailande DeWitt voted unanimously on the Finance Committee recommendation while residents pressed for a tax override to maintain school staffing. The board also unanimously
New Salem Finance Committee backs 3.5 percent COLA, approves reserve fund transfer. The committee unanimously recommended the cost-of-living adjustment to the Select Board and Annual Town Meeting while beginning review of fiscal 2027 budget requests. Members voted unanimously to approve a $19,100