by Nancy Beal

The Jonesport budget committee met Jan. 25 to finalize the money items for the warrant to be voted on at the annual town meeting next month (March 13). A threefold increase in money for the ambulance service (see MVNO, February 1, 2023) drove the total of $814,162, about $100,000 above the 2022 total — after $300,000 in that total raised for town roads last year was borrowed from surplus instead of added to the tax commitment.

Because of such authorized paybacks to surplus, nearly $110,000 will be added to this year’s $814,162.