Finance Committee reviews March spending, discusses Transfer Station losses and bylaw updates
Finance Committee · Meeting of April 8, 2026
MIDDLEFIELD — Finance Committee reviews March spending, explores Transfer Station solutions. Chair Brent LeBeau reported the town on track at 75-78 percent spending through March 26th and discussed four remedies for the Transfer Station's $30,000 annual operating loss, with the committee favoring a sticker price increase over a pay-per-bag system. LeBeau presented a revised Town Hall camera policy with new privacy language and a HERO Act presentation for the May 2nd Annual Town Meeting.
Two agenda items requested by member Kenneth Murray, the FY2027 Legal Budget and Stabilization Fund transfers, were deferred to the next meeting.
In the full story:
- The complete report — 335 words
Source: the Finance Committee meeting of April 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Keep reading with a 14-day free trial
Subscribe to Middlefield News to keep reading this post and get 14 days of free access to the full post archives.
A subscription gets you:
- Subscriber-only posts and full archive
- Post comments and join the community
- 24x7 access to local news