Finance Committee backs FY2027 budget and most capital projects
Finance Committee backs 15 of 18 warrant articles for the May meeting. The Finance Committee unanimously recommended the FY2027 operating budget, salaries, stabilization funding of $50,000, OPEB contributions, ambulance equipment purchases of $147,900, and public safety capital of $914,000, along
Finance Committee · Meeting of April 7, 2026
NEWBURY — Finance Committee backs 15 of 18 warrant articles for the May meeting. The Finance Committee unanimously recommended the FY2027 operating budget, salaries, stabilization funding of $50,000, OPEB contributions, ambulance equipment purchases of $147,900, and public safety capital of $914,000, along with local meals and short-term rental lodging tax bylaws. Withheld recommendations on three articles: a $250,000 Senior Center feasibility study over cost and timing concerns, a $72,000 capital purchases article due to concerns about a Council on Aging vehicle and lack of supporting data, and a citizen petition on education funding.
All votes were unanimous.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of April 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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