{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Norwich Observer","provider_url":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com","author_name":"CTK","author_url":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/author\/ctk\/","title":"A Proposed Town Budget Without Real Numbers - Norwich Observer","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"976rXIN4Gv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/a-proposed-town-budget-without-real-numbers\/\">A Proposed Town Budget Without Real Numbers<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/a-proposed-town-budget-without-real-numbers\/embed\/#?secret=976rXIN4Gv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Proposed Town Budget Without Real Numbers&#8221; &#8212; Norwich Observer\" data-secret=\"976rXIN4Gv\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Budget-no-data.png","thumbnail_width":1296,"thumbnail_height":615,"description":"The Selectboard began review of the Town Manager&#8217;s proposed budget last Wednesday and will continue this Wednesday. Although the budget process is arduous and tedious, the Town budget is probably the most important policy document the Selectboard reviews each year. In reviewing this year&#8217;s budget materials, I noticed something troubling:&nbsp;there is no information about what we actually spent last year. I don&#8217;t know how the Selectboard can intelligently participate in the planned presentations from Department Heads without knowing how much\u00a0the Continue reading  &rarr;"}