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Budget work progresses in New Gloucester, but some meetings canceled

Selectmen, Budget Committee proposals differ in money, personnel, services | Ellie Fellers, Special to the Sun Journal | NEW GLOUCESTER — A public hearing set for next week on the […]

Selectmen, Budget Committee proposals differ in money, personnel, services

| Ellie Fellers, Special to the Sun Journal |

NEW GLOUCESTER — A public hearing set for next week on the 2020-21 municipal budget, which shows significant differences between recommendations by selectmen and the Budget Committee, has been postponed.

The interim town manager sent out an e-mail Friday morning to some town officials indicating all town meetings except for selectmen and fire/rescue meetings are cancelled until April 1 out of concern for the coronavirus.

It is not currently known how the budget process will proceed.

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