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The preliminary budget would use $820,556 of the town’s remaining $1.7 million in free cash and reduce school funding by about $500,000, or 2.44%, while municipal departments would face a 1.28% reduction. Proposed impacts include fewer public works and summer positions, reduced police civil-clerk hours, and possible weekly closures at the Assessors’ Office.
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The budget presented to the committee is not final, but it points to reductions across town services. The town also expects shelter-related revenue to fall by more than $800,000 and plans new emergency shelters for severe winter conditions beginning in fiscal year 2027. A senior shelter arrangement at Barrett is planned to start July 1, 2026, with 60 units costing $1,588 per unit each month.
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