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Finance Committee

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Aug 21, 2026

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Committee Advances Vacancy Appointment Change

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Briefing

Mar 27, 2026

Committee Supports Debt Stabilization Warrant

The Finance Committee unanimously approved its report for the Town Meeting Warrant and reached consensus to support the Debt Service Stabilization Fund warrant article. The report will state that no federal-aid cuts are known, while acknowledging possible indirect reductions.

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Briefing

Mar 19, 2026

Committee Supports Fire Station Funding

The Finance Committee unanimously supported a warrant article seeking approximately $3.1 million for the next phase of the Fire Station project, with no borrowing. The project’s current total cost estimate is approximately $52 million, though value engineering may reduce it to the low-$40 million range.

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Briefing

Mar 12, 2026

Finance Committee Supports FY2027 Budget

The committee unanimously supported the FY2027 budget article, which includes an approximately 4.4% increase in the operating budget and a 3.3% increase in the total budget. It also supported initial funding of $1 million for a capital stabilization fund to help smooth future tax impacts.

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Briefing

Mar 5, 2026

Committee Supports $2.3 Million OPEB Funding

The Finance Committee voted unanimously to support Article 3, appropriating $2,326,346 to the OPEB Trust Fund for post-employment benefits. The committee also supported funding for CPC-related purposes, a Burchard Park playground, and creation of a Town Meeting Study Committee.

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Briefing

Feb 26, 2026

Finance Committee Endorses Two Enterprise Budgets

The committee unanimously endorsed the FY27 Water Enterprise Budget and Recreation Enterprise Budget. The school-budget analysis presented at the meeting estimated total school costs, including selected benefits and townwide allocations, at approximately $62.1 million to $62.9 million, or about 4.97% to 6.39% above the prior year depending on the proposal.

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Briefing

Feb 12, 2026

Committee Backs Senior Housing and Road Funding

The committee unanimously supported a $1 million request to convert the lower floor of Brook School Building A into two additional senior-housing units and a $160,000 housing-repair grant request. It also unanimously supported road-improvement, water-main rehabilitation, public-access operations, Brook School Apartments, and operating-expense and capital-item articles; an $18,000 dog-park feasibility request passed 6-1.

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Briefing

Feb 5, 2026

Committee Recommends Town Green, Housing Funds

The Finance Committee unanimously recommended $300,000 in Community Preservation Act funds for Town Green tree rehabilitation and $48,000 for the Regional Housing Service Office.

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Briefing

Jan 29, 2026

Committee Advances Vacancy Appointment Change

The Finance Committee unanimously approved a motion supporting a bylaw change that would allow the Town Moderator to appoint members to fill midterm Finance Committee vacancies. The committee also reviewed a proposed FY2027 Public Works and Water budget, including a $3.9 million Concord Road reconstruction and increased funding for water meters and service-line inventory.

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Briefing

Jan 15, 2026

Departments Present FY27 Budget Requests

The Finance Committee reviewed proposed FY27 operating budgets for police, recreation, and fire services. Police officials requested funding for a new license-plate reader system and an additional patrol officer; fire officials reported rising equipment costs but expected higher net ambulance-billing revenue.

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Briefing

Jan 8, 2026

AIC Asked to Show Path to Self-Sufficiency

The Finance Committee asked the Art & Innovation Center to prepare a FY27 budget showing projected revenues, expenses, and how any deficit would be addressed. Members discussed an earlier projected FY26 deficit of $139,500 and noted that Square payment revenue increased by more than $16,000 from July through December 2025 compared with the prior year.

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