Ways and Means subcommittee backs $2.3M water stabilization transfer.
The Ways and Means DPW/Recreation Subcommittee unanimously approved a $2,315,037 transfer from the general fund to the Water Stabilization fund to align water bill receipts with production costs. Roger Riggs and John Iler voted in favor of the Article 3 adjustment. DPW Director Brian White and
Ways & Means · Meeting of January 14, 2026
BURLINGTON — The Ways and Means DPW/Recreation Subcommittee unanimously approved a $2,315,037 transfer from the general fund to the Water Stabilization fund to align water bill receipts with production costs. Roger Riggs and John Iler voted in favor of the Article 3 adjustment. DPW Director Brian White and Assistant Town Administrator Patrick Lawlor attended.
The subcommittee discussed creating a Water Enterprise Fund to route water bill receipts directly to the fund without passing through free cash, with transfers to the water budget remaining subject to Town Meeting approval; the subcommittee indicated this proposal may be brought forward at May Town Meeting.
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Source: the Ways & Means meeting of January 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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