Selectmen approve 2027 budgets for five town departments
Sandown Selectmen approved five 2027 departmental budgets totaling $1.2 million in gross expenses.
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of October 19, 2026
NH SANDOWN — Sandown Selectmen approved five 2027 departmental budgets totaling $1.2 million in gross expenses. The board voted 4-0 on the Treasurer ($5,058), Tax Collector ($93,677 gross), Town Clerk ($96,591 gross), Finance ($116,504), and Police ($904,175 gross) budgets, with the Police budget including salary for one currently vacant officer. Selectmen also approved a $18,500 phone recording system for police plus $1,500 annual maintenance and temporarily increased police service rates to Pembroke from $93 to $175 hourly under a mutual aid agreement.
Timberland Regional School District Superintendent Justin Krieger presented on district challenges, reporting Sandown North Elementary at capacity and federal special education funding reaching only 18.5 percent historically against a 40 percent benchmark.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of October 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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