Select Board approves 5.98 percent budget increase for annual Town Meeting.
Select Board · Meeting of May 18, 2026
CHESTER — The Chester Select Board unanimously recommended a fiscal year 2027 operating budget with a 5.98 percent increase that includes all debt payments in the operating budget, according to Finance Committee Chair Florence Bolduc. Chair Brian Forgue moved the measure; Jill Strong seconded. The board also unanimously approved a Tax Enforcement Policy developed by the Tax Collector and Treasurer, and agreed to review two late scholarship applications from Sean Forgue and Evan Forgue for the Franklin D.
Hamilton Scholarship. The board tabled appointments to the Open Space Plan Committee pending further clarification of candidate interest.
In the full story:
- The complete report — 375 words
Source: the Select Board meeting of May 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Keep reading with a 14-day free trial
Subscribe to Chester News to keep reading this post and get 14 days of free access to the full post archives.
A subscription gets you:
- Subscriber-only posts and full archive
- Post comments and join the community
- 24x7 access to local news