Limerick Select Board Works Through Budget Line Items in Workshop

The Limerick Select Board held a budget workshop on October 5, 2026, reviewing line items for franchise fees, equipment, utilities, and building maintenance. Members adjusted several proposed figures, including electric, supplies, and sprinkler maintenance, while deferring items that need more information from the town treasurer or a pending contract decision. The board also discussed the cost of recording meetings and options for doing it in-house.

Key points

• The board reviewed franchise fees and found the town spent 297 percent of the allocation, partly due to a contract price discrepancy for Saco River Community Television.
• Members discussed whether to continue the SRCTV contract or record meetings in-house with a phone or camera and a tripod, and agreed to wait until the next night's select board meeting to decide.
• The board set the electric budget at $14,000 after noting the town has already spent about $10,300 and rates are rising.
• The board agreed to keep the telephone budget the same for now and invite phone and internet providers to discuss options for the whole town.
• The board discussed possibly shutting down the Bricktown Hall for the winter to save heating costs, with concerns about frozen water lines, and asked for a count of winter rentals.
• The board raised the outlying cemeteries line to $200 and set sprinkler system maintenance at $2,000, while deferring PERS and other items pending information from the treasurer.

Next steps

• Request an expense detail printout from the treasurer for the equipment account.
• Contact phone and internet providers to review town service options.
• Ask the electrician (Chris Boucher) to look at the old fire station power situation.
• Get a price from Isaac for railing repairs at the Grange Hall before any work is done.
• Gather rental data for Bricktown Hall during the heating season and revisit rental fees in the new year.

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