The Select Board approved Plymouth’s original FY2027 school budget with no cuts by a 3-2 vote, while reviewing a town budget facing a $9 million gap between approximately $20 million in expenses and $11.5 million in new revenue.
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The Board preserved the proposed school budget but approved several changes to town department budgets. It rejected proposed cuts for the Fire, Police, and Harbormaster departments, approved $10,000 in Town Manager cuts and $2,550 in Human Resources cuts, and approved the Town Clerk’s original budget. The Police Department’s two proposed cruiser reductions were to be funded through free cash rather than the tax levy.
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Approved the original FY2027 School Budget with no cuts by a 3-2 vote.
Authorized applying for and, if awarded, accepting and spending a $250,000 Massachusetts Department of Transportation Unpaved Roads Grant for a new roadway grader.
Continued the public hearing on the new annual all-alcohol restaurant application for The Himalaya at 4 Court St., Unit 8B.
Approved $10,000 in cuts to the Town Manager’s budget, eliminating title research and appraisal services.
Approved the Town Clerk’s budget as originally proposed by the Town Manager.
Approved the original Town Manager proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services budget after a motion to approve half the proposed cuts failed on a 2-2 vote.
Approved $2,550 in cuts to the Human Resources budget.
Approved the Fire Department budget as originally presented by the Town Manager, rejecting proposed cuts of $280,000.
Approved the Police Department budget as originally presented by the Town Manager, with the two discussed cruiser reductions to be funded through free cash rather than the tax levy.
Approved the Harbormaster’s budget as originally presented by the Town Manager.
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