WELLFLEET — Town meeting voters approved nearly all of the 54 articles on the warrant on Saturday, including a $24.9-million operating budget, a $1.1-million capital budget, a $2.2-million sprinkler system […]
Charlie Sumner
TOWN FINANCE
Wellfleet’s Bond Rating at Risk in Accounting Quagmire
Free cash certification now depends on town’s same-old auditors
WELLFLEET — As April town meeting approaches, time is running out for the town to sort through its financial disarray. The Mass. Dept. of Revenue (DOR) has informed the town […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Wellfleet Funds Not Certified by State Since 2018
The town has no general ledger or access to ‘free cash,’ says Interim Administrator Sumner
WELLFLEET — The town’s “free cash” account has not been certified by the state Dept. of Revenue for the last three years. This is just one of the mind-bending problems […]
THE DOOR REVOLVES
Wellfleet Taps Sumner as Interim Town Administrator
Meanwhile, volunteers push to finish town meeting warrant and budget
WELLFLEET — In three days last week, the select board held three meetings during which they delayed town meeting by three weeks, reviewed warrant articles, and decided to offer the […]