Isabel board approves $1/hr. pay increase for employees

The Isabel Board of Trustees will not get a pay raise for 2026 but employees of the town will after wages were set at the board’s January meeting.

Trustees currently receive a salary of $700 per year while the president of the board receives $800. Board member Darrel Burke lobbied for an increase last fall and the trustees included an increase up to $1,000 each in the 2026 budget, but with Burke ab…