Selectmen Finalize Budget

Amherst residents will vote on an $11,088,416 operating budget for the next fiscal year.

Selectmen made their finishing touches on the budget during their meeting this week. The board decided to backtrack on from the town’s contingency fund.

They had also voted to remove $10,000 in funding for health & human services agencies at their last meeting, which was cut another $1,750 this week. The board also looked into acquiring funding for these agencies through warrant articles.

A decision was also made to have the town handle the distribution of these funds through a committee.

The deliberative session will be moved to Wednesday, Feb. 8 instead of that Thursday due to a scheduling issue.

The selectmen will work on finishing warrant articles next week, which includes the purchase of land for new athletic fields to replace Cemetery Fields after it closes.