Select Board tackles $285,000 FY2027 budget deficit through override
Select Board · Meeting of May 19, 2026
Westhampton Select Board develops plan for $285,000 FY2027 budget deficit. Chair Susan Bronstein and board members Scott Johndrow and Jennifer Milikowsky heard from Police Chief White, Fire Chief Dave Antosz, and Highway Superintendent Bill Jablonski on departmental priorities. The board approved a funding strategy combining a $125,000 municipal override, $125,000 from Free Cash, $15,000 from Elementary School savings, and $20,000 in line-item reductions.
Separately, the board voted unanimously to recommend a 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment for all town employees.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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