Town finance still not right and Templeton fire department needs your help! Call them and the selectmen to tell them to go to the Advisory Committee to request funds from the Templeton reserve fund to pay for a pump repair or replacement. 25 thousand is needed and it is public safety!!

According to Templeton Town Administrator, Templeton group insurance (health insurance) will probably need a transfer of +$50,000.00 by May 2017. Templeton unemployment insurance fund will need a transfer by May. Town building and vehicle maintenance will need five figure transfers by next May (or before). Selectmen are also taking money (actually asking you at town meeting) from many accounts to cover their shortfall as it is demonstrated their so called budget was not balanced after all. They promised more than they had to promise.

On another note, the fire department needs about 25 thousand dollars to pay for a pump repair/replacement. Call them and the selectmen and tell them to come to Advisory Committee to request a transfer from the Town reserve fund, that is what it is there for. Public safety!!!

Selectmen want to keep the reserve fund in place to cover their ill-advised spending of snow & ice money on a truck. Which is actually more gambling and credit spending, remember, deficit spending on snow & ice is allowed. Tell them to take care of public safety now and allow fire department to come to advisory committee and request funds, that is what it is there for, unforeseen and unexpected emergency funding. Public safety is at stake!!


posted by Jeff Bennett