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| | NewStandard: 5/26/96 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | The $32.8 million budget is roughly $850,000 more than last year, a 2.7 percent increase, not including "off-budget" or enterprise accounts such as the water and sewer departments. |
 | | As in past years, the Finance Committee has constructed a budget that robs Peter to pay Paul, or rather purposely underfunds some line items with the hope that money will be available at special town meeting in the fall. |
 | | The budget is underfunded by about $515,000, including a $180,000 gap in the reserve account, a sort of municipal emergency account; $160,000 in various line items; and $50,000 in the legal expenses account. |
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