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Finance Committee

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Sherborn Approves $2 Million Capital Borrowing Plan, Advisory Member Resigns Over Select Board

SHERBORN — March 11, 2026 — Sherborn advisory and capital panels approve roughly $2 million in exempt borrowing for FY27, as one member resigns over Select Board remarks. At a joint session March 11, the Advisory Committee and Capital Budget Committee finalized capital recommendations including $672,551 for Sherborn's share

Wayland FinCom rejects Sherman's Bridge petitions, approves unemployment transfer

WAYLAND — March 11, 2026 — Wayland FinCom approves $45,841 unemployment transfer and rejects five Sherman's Bridge petitions. The committee voted 6-0 on March 11 to transfer $45,841.95 from the Reserve Fund to reimburse the state for unemployment claims, with Vice Chair Cliff Barnes citing compounding

Townsend Finance Committee approves Recreation summer hiring exemption, flags free cash squeeze

Townsend Finance Committee approved a Recreation summer staffing exemption and flagged a tightening free cash position at its March 10 budget work session.

Cambridge Finance Committee Reviews $57.4 Million Police Budget Ahead of City Manager Submission

CAMBRIDGE — March 10, 2026 — Cambridge Finance Committee reviews $57.4 million police budget, flags $8 million overtime overage. The committee met March 10 to conduct its required pre-submission review of the Cambridge Police Department's proposed FY27 budget, a $1.5 million, or 2.7 percent, increase over

Tewksbury Finance Committee Reviews Fire, Police, and Dispatch Budgets Monday

Tewksbury Finance Committee hears $1.7 million in lost grants and reviews strained public safety budgets.

Carlisle Audit Committee Sets April Deadline to Track FY25 Financial Statements

Carlisle's Financial Audit Advisory Committee reviewed a delayed fiscal year 2025 audit timeline and ongoing internal control concerns at its March 9 meeting.

Maynard Finance Committee Debates Pension Stipend, School Budget Gap, and Water Bond

MAYNARD — March 9, 2026 — Maynard Finance Committee weighs pension stipend, school budget gap, and a potential $25 million water bond as Annual Town Meeting approaches. Meeting remotely on March 9, the seven-member committee heard from the Maynard Retirement Board, which is again seeking $3,000 stipends for four of

Arlington Finance Committee Backs $3 Million in Community Preservation Grants

ARLINGTON — March 9, 2026 — Arlington's Finance Committee voted 13-3 to endorse $3.05 million in Community Preservation Act grants, advancing the package to Town Meeting. CPAC Co-Chair Sue Doctro and Deputy Town Manager of Operations Christine Bongiorno presented seven projects across affordable housing, open space, and

Newton Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Treasurer, Two Grants in Single Session

NEWTON — March 9, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves treasurer reappointment and two state grants totaling over $163,000. The committee voted three times without dissent at its March 9 meeting, reappointing City Treasurer Ron Mendez, who described plans to expand e-billing — already reaching 800 of 57,000 excise

Newton Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Treasurer, Two Grants in Single Session

NEWTON — March 9, 2026 — Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves treasurer reappointment and two state grants totaling over $163,000. The committee voted three times without dissent at its March 9 meeting, reappointing City Treasurer Ron Mendez, who described plans to expand e-billing — already reaching 800 of 57,000 excise

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