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Sudbury Finance Committee defers FY27 warrant votes to March 16

SUDBURY — March 9, 2026 — Sudbury FinCom defers FY27 warrant votes a week but signals broad support across the package. Co-Chair Michael Ferrari led members through the $131,763,603 operating budget under Article 3, the $1,195,600 town manager's capital budget under Article 4, and roughly

Wayland FinCom backs operating budget, rejects $12.3M capital plan

WAYLAND — March 9, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee backs $113M operating budget but rejects town manager's $12.3M capital plan. The committee voted 5-1 to recommend a $112,964,253 fiscal 2027 operating budget — a 4.63 percent increase tied to a projected 4.89 percent tax-bill

Wilmington Finance Committee Recommends FY27 Budget, Splits on Sewer Transfer and Billboard

WILMINGTON — March 7, 2026 — Wilmington Finance Committee recommends FY27 budget unanimously but splits on sewer fund transfer and Shawsheen Tech feasibility vote. The committee voted Saturday morning, March 7, to recommend the full operating budget as amended by the town manager — including a $900,000 reduction in the Shawsheen Valley

Ayer Finance Committee Reviews DPW's Level-Services FY27 Budget Proposal

AYER — March 5, 2026 — Ayer Finance Committee reviews broad DPW budget for fiscal year 2027, flagging snow and salary concerns. Public Works Director Dan VanScampoeck walked the committee through seven general fund and enterprise budgets at the March 5 meeting, proposing largely flat operational spending while noting that the FY26

Weston Finance Committee unanimously backs $2.3 million OPEB contribution for FY27

WESTON — March 5, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee unanimously voted to fully fund the town's retiree benefits trust at $2,326,346 for FY27, rejecting a proposal to redirect some of those dollars toward a new capital stabilization fund. Town Manager Leon Gaumond had floated reducing the Other Post-

Arlington Finance Committee Approves Minuteman Assessment, Defers IT Budget Over $232,000 Gap

ARLINGTON — March 4, 2026 — Arlington Finance Committee approves Minuteman assessment but defers IT budget over a $232,000 funding gap. The committee unanimously backed Arlington's fiscal year 2027 Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School assessment of $8,268,757 — down just under 1 percent from the prior year — after

Sherborn Advisory Committee Reviews FY27 Budget Leaving Only $96,000 in Reserve Capacity

SHERBORN — March 4, 2026 — Sherborn Advisory Committee reviews FY27 budget with only $96,000 in excess levy capacity remaining. Finance Director Jeremy presented a consolidated budget rollup to the eight-member committee Wednesday showing the draft fiscal year 2027 budget carries a 5.06 percent overall increase — 5.75 percent

Wayland Finance Committee zeroes in on $5.5 million capital budget gap

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee zeroes in on $5.5 million gap in competing capital budget proposals. Capital Improvement Planning Committee Chair Kelly Lappin walked members through differences between her panel's recommended $8.3 million fiscal 2027 capital budget and Town Manager Michael McCall's

Boxborough Finance Committee Deadlocks 3-3 on Police and Public Works Budgets

BOXBOROUGH — March 3, 2026 — Boxborough Finance Committee splits 3-3 on police and public works budgets over a $20,000 single-year salary increase for the police chief. Members Maria Neiland, Michelle Ryan, and Joe Stolten voted against both department budgets — police at $1,885,753 and public works at

Finance Committee Reviews $13.4 Million Capital Plan, Enterprise Rate Increases

Tewksbury Finance Committee reviews $13.4 million capital plan and hears of surprise $191,000 sewer shortfall.

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