Limerick Budget Committee reviews code, constable, transfer station budgets

The Limerick Budget Committee held its first department budget review night on October 1, 2026, hearing from Code Enforcement Officer and Constable Stan Hackett and Transfer Station operator Joanne. The committee approved minutes from two prior meetings and revised its remaining review schedule, dropping one October session. No final budget votes were taken.

Key points

• Stan Hackett presented the constable and code enforcement budgets, noting the only real increases were the federal mileage rate change to 76.5 cents per mile and COLA raises.
• Hackett said he has about $1,600 left in supplies and plans to buy filing cabinets, citing a state statute requiring permanent paper records.
• Hackett discussed tax-acquired properties, saying sale proceeds are being routed into account 186 until auditors sort out the accounts, and that property sales have been paused because each sale has generated a dwelling permit.
• Transfer Station operator Joanne presented a budget below last year's total, though tipping fees rose by about $24,000 due to increased household waste tonnage and a higher per-ton rate.
• Joanne requested a $1 per hour merit raise for one attendant, bringing him to $17 an hour; a committee member noted merit raises are at the select board's discretion.
• The committee approved minutes from the September 10 and September 24 meetings and agreed to skip the October 8 meeting, with the next meeting set for October 15.

Next steps

• The committee will send out and post a revised budget review schedule, moving the tax collector, deputy tax collector, town clerk, and treasurer to October 29 and keeping the fire department on November 5.
• The road commissioner will present on the 12th, with snow removal and related items combined into that session.
• The committee plans to invite the library representative to present on October 15 and will decide later whether to meet on October 22.

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