Pembroke Faces Budget Deficit Due to Healthcare Costs and Short-Term Interest

Town Manager presents department budgets while working to close financial gap

PEMBROKE - March 19 - Pembroke's town budget is currently in a deficit position due to unexpected increases in healthcare costs and short-term interest rates, Town Manager Bill Chenard reports during the Select Board's budget review meeting.

"Short-term interest and our healthcare did not do what we necessarily had hoped," Chenard says. "We currently are…