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Saugus employee benefits are projected to rise by approximately $2.8 million, including health insurance costs increasing from $19.8 million to $22.3 million. The committee also reviewed proposed FY2027 department budgets, new borrowing, and a potential increase of about $175,000 in the Town’s regional school assessment.
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The meeting focused on reviewing proposed FY2027 spending; the minutes do not record final approval of the budgets. Health insurance is the largest cost pressure, accounting for nearly $22 million of a town budget of about $130 million. Planned borrowing may support a third fire station feasibility study, public safety radio improvements, equipment, and a new fire pumper. The committee also discussed how student enrollment affects Saugus’s share of regional school construction debt.
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