Ashburnham audit comes back clean

Select Board · Meeting of November 2, 2026

Ashburnham's fiscal 2025 audit came back clean, Town Administrator John Coderre told the Select Board. He reported no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies, with auditor comments limited to uncashed checks and ambulance receivables. The town will seek to adopt MGL Chapter 200A, Section 9A at spring town meeting so unclaimed checks return to the general fund.

Coderre said the state certified about $1.87 million in free cash and announced three hires, including Alicia Marklin in the land use office. Member Phil Papoojian also asked residents to volunteer at the Bresnahan Center, which still needs Planning Board and Board of Health approvals.

In the full story:

• Public Comment
• Town Administrator Update: Staffing
• Free Cash and Capital Planning
• Fiscal 2025 Audit
• Bond Rating
• Tuckerman Road Dog Order
• Bresnahan Center Update
• Minutes, Announcements and Adjournment
• The board's announcements covered the following
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,822 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of November 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.