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Barre Morning Brief, Oct. 31: Finance Committee adopts first finance policy

Barre Finance Committee adopts town's first written finance policy amid DPW budget concerns. From our own coverage: Finance Committee adopts first written finance policy; Select Board approves fire chief stipend.

From Barre News

  • Finance Committee adopts first written finance policy Barre's Finance Committee worked through a full agenda that included the town's first written finance policy and a fiscal 2028 budget calendar, as staff warned aging Department of Public Works trucks are straining an already thin machinery account.Barre News
  • Select Board approves fire chief stipend The Barre Select Board weighed how to pay for leadership while the fire chief is away, while also tightening oversight of town donation accounts and gearing up for a wave of mail ballots ahead of the November 3 election.Barre News

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