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2026 Budget Questions
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2026 Budget Questions
Q: I was looking at the budget that was presented yesterday and I am having trouble matching things up from last year.
The 2025 ballot asked voters to approve 73,861,954
https://salemnh.gov/documentcenter/view/5376Since that was the operating budget that was voted on I would have expected to see that number on the 2025/2026 Budget Comparison but I don't. What am I missing?
A: Thanks for reaching out with the question. The $73,861,954 represents the appropriation for warrant article 8 the operating budget.
The 2025/2026 budget comparison shows the total budget for Salem in 2025 as $77,512,538. The difference is the separate warrant articles that were approved by the voters.