Whitman Select Board Faces Criticism Over Last-Minute Budget Decision

Finance Committee chair questions fairness of $150,000 ambulance fund transfer to restore police and fire department funding

WHITMAN - June 24 - The Whitman Select Board's unanimous decision to appropriate $150,000 from ambulance receipts to restore partial funding to police and fire departments has drawn sharp criticism from Finance Committee Chair Kathleen Ottina, who argues the last-minute move unfairly shifts the burden of budget cuts away from municipal services and onto…