Goffstown Budget Committee recommends 2026 town and school spending.
Goffstown Budget Committee backs 2026 town and school spending with key divisions. The committee voted 8-5 to recommend the town operating budget of $27,519,425 (a 5.4 percent increase) and 12-1 to advance the school operating budget of $58,545,759 (1.93 percent increase), with Chairperson
Budget Committee · Meeting of January 15, 2026
NH GOFFSTOWN — Goffstown Budget Committee backs 2026 town and school spending with key divisions. The committee voted 8-5 to recommend the town operating budget of $27,519,425 (a 5.4 percent increase) and 12-1 to advance the school operating budget of $58,545,759 (1.93 percent increase), with Chairperson Elizabeth Dubrulle framing the effort as balancing services and taxes to produce a passable budget. Major drivers include mandated wage increases, state-mandated landfill surcharges, a $250,000 spike in Manchester School of Technology tuition, and a $250,000 energy efficiency lease for school buildings.
The committee voted 10-3 to recommend the four-year GEA teachers contract with year-one costs of $1.6 million to Goffstown taxpayers and unanimously approved the three-year DPW Teamsters agreement, while voting 11-1 not to recommend reinstatement of $29,323 in Select Board stipends and voting 9-3-1 not to recommend a $430,000 curbside packer replacement.
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Source: the Budget Committee meeting of January 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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