Series: Williamstown Finance Committee

Fin. Comm. welcomes new member Margo Neely. She fills the seat vacated by decades-long veteran member Elaine Neely. Town Moderator Beth Goodman appointed Margo who had submitted a Government Engagement Activity Form. Dept. of Public Works Director Craig Clough & Highway Superintendent Justin Olansky present DPW budget. Fin Comm adds Public Hearing on Tue, 3/18, 7pm to hear from the 9 non-profit organization applicants for town funding totalling $445K, current FY26 budget line of $200K.

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WilliNet - Community Television for Williamstown

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Williamstown Finance Committee

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Local Government: Municipal Meetings

Joe Bergeron, MGRSD interim Superintendent, explains the 16% increase in employee health insurance premiums; Chief Ziemba presents WPD budget;  Angela Zimmermann presents Milne Public Library budget. Fin Comm begins discussion of the 9 applications for 'non-proft organization town funding' totally $445,000. Town Manager Bob Menicocci has moved this historically 'free cash' (a town's operating budget surplus from prior year) funded expenditure into the FY26 Town budget, increasing to $200K.

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WilliNet - Community Television for Williamstown

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Williamstown Finance Committee

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Local Government: Municipal Meetings

Town Budget Overview, including use of free cash, capital budget, disc. of non-profit allocations; Debt Study Group presentation; Discussion of CPC process/allocations.

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WilliNet - Community Television for Williamstown

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Williamstown Finance Committee

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Local Government: Municipal Meetings

Debt Study Group finishes work, meets goals, looks to Finance Comm. to endorse & accept their recommendations: Debt Policy; Debt Capacity Analysis; Reference documents. The group studied the Town of W'town, MGRSD, W'town Fire District, Hoosic Water Quality District debt profile, meeting 21 times, June 2023-Jan. 2025. The Finance Comm appointed group's purpose: to understand existing debt; to identify capital needs; to identify opportunities to be thoughtful & creative about future borrowings.  

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WilliNet - Community Television for Williamstown

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Williamstown Finance Committee

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Local Government: Municipal Meetings

FY26 budget discussion, priorities, overview.  Select Board sets Annual Town Mtg date THURSDAY, MAY 23, 7pm at MGRSD (start of Memorial Day weekend). SB votes to join North County Opioid Abatement Collaborative; signs letter of support of Northern Tier Passenger Rail;  Sweet Farm Homeowners Assoc. to ask Town Mtg to designate development's road as public, along with water/sewer to the development off Henderson Rd. DPW Director Craig Clough to assess Town impact of designation & report back to SB.

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WilliNet - Community Television for Williamstown

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Williamstown Finance Committee

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Local Government: Municipal Meetings