Finance Committee backs FY2027 budget and most capital projects
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, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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