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The Finance Committee voted 8-0 to recommend a $25,828,734 town operating budget and a $53,697,409 school budget for FY27. It also approved or recommended several departmental budgets and warrant articles, while noting that the tax levy is projected to increase by 4.3% with new growth.
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The committee’s votes advance the proposed FY27 budgets for consideration at Annual Town Meeting. The largest recommendations were for town operations and schools, along with $45,343,593 in non-discretionary spending. The committee also reviewed 16 Community Preservation Committee projects, including affordable housing, parks, recreation facilities, historic preservation, and trails, but the minutes do not record final votes on those individual projects.
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