Sunderland boards review Highway and Police FY27 budgets
Sunderland boards reviewed FY27 budget requests from Highway and Police departments. The Highway Department presented a level service budget with a $60,500 increase from FY26, driven by wage and insurance costs, with Superintendent G. Emery deferring a request for a new full-time position. Police
Selectboard or Town Administrator · Meeting of January 12, 2026
Sunderland boards reviewed FY27 budget requests from Highway and Police departments. The Highway Department presented a level service budget with a $60,500 increase from FY26, driven by wage and insurance costs, with Superintendent G. Emery deferring a request for a new full-time position.
Police Chief E. Demetropoulos reviewed a budget including a new seventh full-time officer and proposed contracting with Franklin County Sheriff's Office for animal control duties from February through June 2026, with an anticipated higher-cost full-year contract for FY27. The Police Department submitted capital requests for a cruiser replacement and Public Safety Complex repairs.
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Source: the Selectboard or Town Administrator meeting of January 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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