Last-Minute Town Council Meeting Attempt Fails, School Audit Won't Be Released Before Election
Town Council meeting Oct. 20 2025 The audit of Enfield's $5.6 million school budget shortfall will not be released before Tuesday's election, despite a last-minute attempt Friday to schedule a special Town Council meeting. Mayor Ken Nelson proposed a Monday night meeting, on election eve, during which the council could review the draft audit in executive session and then vote to release it to the public. Democrats claim the meeting was never meant to happen. Nelson said he was doing his best to accommodate their request. The issue that triggered the audit surfaced in 2024, when the Board of Education faced a $5.6 million budget shortfall. Council Republicans, then in the majority, covered it out of the town's reserves and ordered an audit. Because it happened under a Democratic Board of Education majority, it remains a political issue. At the Oct. 20 Town Council meeting, town officials said the draft audit was ready, but wouldn't be released immediately. The plan ou...
