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The committee reviewed the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Public Works budget, including a significant but not-yet-finalized snow-and-ice deficit. Town officials said Saugus can cover the winter costs within the current fiscal year rather than carrying an illegal deficit into the next budget.
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The review covered proposed spending for forestry, highways, engineering, waste collection, parks, sewer, and water operations. Several increases were attributed to contracts, assessments, or equipment and maintenance needs, including a proposed $25,000 increase in Highway Department expenses and about $10,000 more for parks expenses. Officials said the sewer system has capacity for additional development as the Town continues reducing stormwater entering the sewer system, and a $4.3 million pump-station modernization project is underway.
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