Bath budget increased slightly

by Trish Rudder

The Town of Bath has proposed a budget of $678,069 for fiscal year 2019-20.

The increase of $15,804 over last year’s budget of $662,265 was approved by the State Auditor’s Office, said town clerk Sharron Corrick on Friday, April 5.

The new budget goes into effect July 1 and ends June 30, 2020.

Councilman Andrew Swaim, who chair the Finance committee said most of the increase was due to an increase in…