Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

Barre Finance Committee Confronts $167,000 Budget Deficit Ahead of Town Meeting

Barre's Finance Committee is $167,000 short of a balanced FY18 budget with Town Meeting approaching.

Townbrief reporting · May 10

Government · Finance Committee

Barre Finance Committee Flags $329,000 Deficit in Fiscal 2018 Budget Review

Barre Finance Committee identifies a roughly $329,000 deficit in its fiscal 2018 budget review.

Townbrief reporting · May 3

Government · Finance Committee

Barre Finance Committee Flags $130,000 Snow and Ice Budget Overrun

Barre's Finance Committee spent its April 12 session examining a snow and ice budget overrun that reached roughly $259,000 against a $105,000 appropriation, while debating how to set a capital borrowing ceiling that would keep the property tax rate stable.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 12

Government · Finance Committee

Barre Finance Committee Reviews Library Budget, Tax Title Balance, and Police Contract Reserve

Barre Finance Committee reviews library fiber upgrade, $772,000 tax title backlog, and unresolved police contract. The committee held a working session March 14 on draft FY2018 budget submissions, hearing from the Hildreth Memorial Library and the town treasurer.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 14