Advisory & Finance backs $2.9M snow/ice deficit funding
Plymouth's Advisory & Finance Committee recommended funding a $2.9 million snow and ice deficit from fiscal 2026. Finance Director Lynne Barrett reported that severe winter weather resulted in $4.4 million in removal costs.
Advisory & Finance Committee · Meeting of September 9, 2026
Plymouth's Advisory & Finance Committee recommended funding a $2.9 million snow and ice deficit from fiscal 2026. Finance Director Lynne Barrett reported that severe winter weather resulted in $4.4 million in removal costs. The committee recommended raising and appropriating $1,955,293, with transfers of $30,227.23 from Water Retained Earnings and $323,435.26 from the General Municipal Stabilization Fund.
The committee unanimously recommended Articles 2, 3, and 9 addressing budget amendments and the spring town meeting date. It voted 3-8-0 against Article 8, which sought $300,000 for legal and surveying costs to accept six private roads in Shallow Pond Estates affecting 190 properties.
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Source: the Advisory & Finance Committee meeting of September 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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