Mayor pens scathing letter of city manager, calls for 5% budget reduction for FY26

By: BOB MARTIN

Outlets: Eagle Times

Published: April 11, 2025

Words: 2,150

Last Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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CLAREMONT, N.H. — Claremont Mayor Dale Girard called for a budget reduction of 5% for Fiscal Year 2026 in a scathing letter accusing City Manager Yoshi Manale of keeping the city council “in the dark” about vital information and leading the city to overspend.

“After looking at everything, its [SIC] clear department budgets are being bloated and overspent without scrutiny,” Girard read from a prepared statement at the Wednesday city council meeting. “In my …

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