 Cheshire Town Meeting Oks Budgets, Debates Potential Prop 2 1/2 OverrideTown meeting on Monday approved all 35 articles on the annual meeting warrant, including a total spending for fiscal 2027 of more than $8.5 million.  Cheshire Town Meeting to Decide Budgets, Police Chief SalaryThe town is proposing a substantial jump for its Police Department budget of $403,000 in Article 12, an increase of $118,986. Cheshire Hears Schools, Police BudgetThe Select Board heard presentations on the the two regional school districts that education the town's children and reviewed, again, the police budget. Cheshire Gets Answers on Police Budget, Reviews DPWInterim Police Chief Timothy Garner on Tuesday followed up on questions the Select Board had last month on his proposed fiscal 2027 budget. Cheshire Interim Chief Submits Increased Budget ProposalGarner, who retired as chief in 2022 and stepped in temporarily last fall, also told the Select Board last week that he has been dealing with overdue payments related to police details so as not to lose the funds. Cheshire Passes Budgets, Adopts Chicken BylawVoters on Monday night approved all 34 articles on the annual town meeting warrant, including the town and school budgets, a meals tax and a chicken bylaw. Cheshire Prepares Fiscal 2026 BudgetThe Select Board and Finance Committee held a joint meeting last week to discuss the projected budget for fiscal year 2026, which is forecast to increase by about 4.5 percent. |
