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Tewksbury Finance Committee Questions Shawsheen Tech Budget Controls, Feasibility Study

TEWKSBURY — March 16, 2026 — Tewksbury Finance Committee presses Shawsheen Valley Tech over budget mismanagement as FY27 school reviews begin. The committee reviewed a $44,338,798 Shawsheen Valley Technical High School budget for FY27 — up 6.09 percent when a transportation accounting correction is factored in — alongside a Tewksbury Public

Marlborough Finance Committee approves $917,528 in mid-year transfers

MARLBOROUGH — March 16, 2026 — Marlborough Finance Committee approves $917,528 in mid-year transfers and advances public safety pay hikes. The committee voted 5-0 on March 16 to move $791,600 to the Department of Public Works for electricity, a new rubbish contract and collective bargaining adjustments, plus $125,

Finance Committee recommends $131.8M Sudbury operating budget for FY27

SUDBURY — March 16, 2026 — Sudbury Finance Committee recommends $131.8M town budget and $2.2M DPW floor replacement, defers Stabilization Fund vote. The committee voted 7-1-1 on March 16 to recommend the FY27 operating budget, with member Henry P. Sorett opposed and John K Baranowsky abstaining. Co-Chair

Wayland Finance Committee backs $9.4 million capital budget, defers two articles

WAYLAND — March 16, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee unanimously backs $9.4 million capital budget and clears the Annual Town Meeting warrant. Vice Chair Carl Barnes led the 6-0 vote on a fiscal 2027 capital plan funded by $6,331,507 in levy taxation, $2,189,766 in free cash,

Weston Finance Committee unanimously backs FY2027 budget and capital stabilization fund

WESTON — March 12, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee backs FY2027 budget, conservation parking, and a first-of-its-kind liquor license in a single session. The six-member quorum, chaired by Bharath Venkataraman, voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the proposed FY2027 operating budget — carrying a 4.4 percent operating increase and

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

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

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-

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