The committee voted 4-3 to recommend funding Shawsheen Technical High School at 5/12 of its requested budget through the October Town Meeting, citing unresolved financial-accounting concerns.

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Briefing

Apr 27, 2026

Committee recommends revised town budget

The Finance Committee recommended adopting Article 4 at $141,744,765 after separating the $9,560,993 Shawsheen Tech budget; the separate recommendation to adopt that school budget failed 3-2.

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Briefing

Mar 30, 2026

Finance Committee Reviews Town Meeting Warrant

The committee reviewed warrant articles for the May 4 Annual Town Meeting and May 6 Special Town Meeting; the Town Manager recommended not supporting one school-budget-related article because more budget information was needed.

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Briefing

Mar 16, 2026

Schools Present FY27 Budget Requests

Tewksbury Public Schools presented a FY27 budget request of $2.2 million, a 3.72% increase, while Shawsheen Technical High School presented a budget that is 6.7% higher, largely because of transportation costs. The committee also reviewed prior overspending at Shawsheen Tech and heard that additional information on how the missing funds were spent will be provided.

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Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

Finance Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets

The committee reported that Tewksbury had been denied grants totaling $1.728 million over MBTA noncompliance concerns. Members also reviewed FY2027 budget needs for emergency communications, fire, and police services.

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Briefing

Mar 2, 2026

Finance Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets

The committee reviewed FY27 budgets, including projected 6.5% water-rate and 3% sewer-rate increases; the $75 stormwater fee is expected to remain unchanged.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

Finance Committee Reviews Budgets and Approves Transfer

The committee approved a $25,000 reserve fund transfer, by a 6-0 vote, to repair police building air-intake louvers and prevent heating and cooling problems.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

FY27 Budget Outlook Reviewed

The Finance Committee reviewed a preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 budget using $1 million in expected new growth and a property tax levy limit of $122,015,275.

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