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1978, back when the town’s total budget was $10,000, with another $8,000 for the Water Department.
In 1991, by comparison, the town’s budget is $120,000 and the Water Department’s is $35,000.
He has tried to provide the council with more detailed financial records, and actually wrote a customdesigned computer program that handles the town’s 120 water accounts.
The town is now in “very good financial condition,” including a AAA bond rating (“Because we don’t have any bonds”) and a cash surplus of about $40,000, he says proudly.
Part of the reason why are the very lucrative meals-and-lodging
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