Berkley Selectboard advances Proposition 2.5 override and approves $310K in state earmarks.
misc · Meeting of February 11, 2026
Berkley Selectboard advances $4.9 million override and approves state earmarks. Town Administrator Matthew Chabot presented a Proposition 2.5 override plan allocating approximately $3.12 million in year-one departmental investment (62 percent to schools, 14 percent to Fire/EMS, 13 percent to Police/Dispatch) and $1.76 million to an Override Stabilization Fund, with the average single-family home facing a $1,946 annual tax increase. The Board voted unanimously to approve four state earmark requests totaling $310,000 for firefighter protective equipment, a police cruiser, school reading curriculum resources, and municipal security improvements, and unanimously authorized the Town Administrator to execute an engagement letter with a new audit firm to meet the March 31 deadline.
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Source: the misc meeting of February 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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