Hanover’s municipal budget will likely rise $34,797, or less than 3%, when voters weigh in at town meeting on Tuesday, Oct 14, at 6 p.m.

The 2025 expenses were $884,955, and they will likely increase to $976,505 in 2026 for Hanover’s 295 residents.

One expected increase is for $25,000 that the town will set aside for a revaluation sometime after the 2026 town meeting when another $25,000 will need to be approved to hire John O’Donnell and Associates to conduct the town revaluation. While the town has not been assessed since 2008, only last year did they see the exemption amount decrease from $25,000 to $20,750 for Homestead Exemptions.

Town officials are asking voters to approve $2,000 more this year for town roads and bridges. Bank fees and utilities have risen slightly, too.

Other increases that Town Manager Kelly Harrington noted are “out of our hands” include: an increase of 35.8% in Oxford County expenditures from $63,099 in 2025 to $85,663 in 2026; the cost to educate approximately 30 Hanover children increased 6.1% from $571,184 to $605,981; and contracted ambulance service rose $1,300.

Harrington noted that education accounts for 73% of the budget, county tax takes 8%, and the remaining 19% is for town services and expenses.

In the plus column, solid waste costs dropped $10,000 when the Tri-Town Solid Waste Committee lowered Hanover’s percentage. Also, the cost for streetlights fell $500.

The Hanover town meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at the recently refurbished Hanover Town House on Howard Pond Road.