You can trust the selectmen; really you can, however, check the numbers: On the revenue sheet handed out at the recent Advisory Committee meeting, it shows Police Station Fund:

Police Station - $6,450,000.00
Police station interest - $10,501.54
BAN Premium - $72,655.55

The interest and BAN premium make sense, BUT, $6,450,000.00?? I swear it was like 2.5 million project. Could this be artificial intelligence taking over? Russian collusion? Hubbardston better get a good count on their nickels and dimes.

The police Station at $6.450,000.00 number comes off the same document with the error regarding general fund revenue; perhaps this is a trend.

Voters: Please be aware that there should be a letter on a table which will be located in a manner that voters will pass by on their way to check in for the upcoming special town meeting. I ask you to take one and sign it, upon that action, they will be collected and forwarded to the governor and legislature. In the mean time, if you wish to also craft your own letter, message to legislature, governor, by all means, do so. Please show up to vote. Thank You!

Attended the Advisory Committee meeting last night and 2 take aways during discussion on financial transfer:

An expenditure report shows one fund, Information Technology shows a current negative balance: $97,000.00 appropriated and $101,476.07 spent. A question might be, is that deficit spending? Is that correct procedure in this instance? The second item was when revenue was talked about - Department of Revenue approved budget for general fund of $16,307,959.94 and actual received revenue is shown as $16,864,942.75 and the revenue shows a remaining balance of $307,993.59. When I do the fourth grade math, that is $16,864,942.75 minus $16,307,959.94, the answer I get is $556,982.81. That is a difference of $185,187.22.

The pre-town meeting had the largest audience in attendance in some time, which was good to see. It is a meeting worth watching.