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The committee recommended $121,501,445 for municipal operations and $96,856,075 for the school budget for FY27. It also supported transferring $2,776,678 from certified Free Cash to reduce the tax rate and appropriating $900,000 for snow and ice removal.
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The recommendations would fund Wellesley’s municipal departments and schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The committee also supported using available reserves to help reduce the tax rate and cover unusually high winter maintenance costs. Most major votes passed unanimously, although the school budget passed 9-3 and the library budget received one opposing vote.
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