MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard at its Tuesday, June 10, meeting is slated to consider a citizen-initiated resolution that asks town leaders, among other things, to “express grave concern” about an FY26 U.S. House Budget Resolution proposal that calls for cutting federal Medicaid benefits by $880 billion over the next decade.

Drafters of the resolution first were presented to the Middlebury selectboard on May 27. The board listened intently to the rationale behind it, hearing, among other things, that the U.S. House-passed resolution would — if endorsed by the U.S. Senate and signed into law — force a 26% reduction per Vermont resident in Medicaid spending.

Among the resolution’s drafters is Middlebury’s Dr. Jack Mayer, a former longtime pediatrician. Porter Medical Center President Bob Ortmyer is among the resolution’s supporters.

While the board made no decision on the petition on May 27, they have invited the resolution advocates to return to the June 10 meeting, set for 7 p.m. in the municipal building conference room.