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Board calls April 27 Town Meeting with $16.3M budget

Chilmark's Select Board voted unanimously to call the April 27 Annual Town Meeting, where residents will vote on a $16,313,128 FY27 budget representing a 6.10 percent increase.

Select Board · Meeting of March 24, 2026

Chilmark's Select Board voted unanimously to call the April 27 Annual Town Meeting, where residents will vote on a $16,313,128 FY27 budget representing a 6.10 percent increase. Chairperson Marie Larsen, Jeffrey Maida, and Matthew Poole, working with Town Administrator Timothy R. Carroll, reviewed a 38-article warrant that includes an override question affecting schools, ambulance service, and the library.

The board also approved a three-month interim Building Inspector contract, renewable to six months, for Adam Petkus at $80 per hour for roughly 10 hours per week.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 24, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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