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Finance Committee Defers $350,000 Senior Center Vote, Schedules Special Meeting

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — April 16, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee defers Senior Center design vote, schedules April 23 special meeting. The committee, meeting without Chair Sarah Creighton and acting under Andy Oldman, declined to issue a recommendation on Article 6 — a $350,000 appropriation from the Parks

Millis Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends All 24 May Town Meeting Articles

DANVERS — April 15, 2026 — Millis Finance Committee unanimously endorses all 24 articles on the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant. Chair John Lohr led the nine-member body through a session that covered a $48.6 million general fund operating budget, a $1,286,633 water meter replacement borrowing, a

Swampscott Finance Committee Reviews Capital Rankings, Defers Formal Budget Votes

SWAMPSCOTT — April 13, 2026 — Swampscott Finance Committee reviewed sweeping Capital Improvement Committee ranking changes and debated a contested school revolving fund surplus at its April 13 meeting. The CIC graded the $600,000 89 Burrell Street veterans building renovation an A and the $300,000 high school solar canopy design

Swampscott Finance Committee Warned Levy Capacity Gone by Fiscal 2029

SWAMPSCOTT — April 9, 2026 — Swampscott's Finance Committee reviewed a first-of-its-kind multi-year budget forecast warning the town will exhaust its unused levy capacity within three fiscal years. Town Administrator Nick Maddox and Finance Director Patrick Donahue presented the document — shown to the Select Board the

Millis Finance Committee reviews $48.2 million FY27 budget ahead of town meeting vote

GROVELAND — April 8, 2026 — Millis Finance Committee reviews $48.2 million proposed budget and a slate of town meeting warrant articles. Chair John Lohr presided over a lengthy April 8 session at which Town Administrator Mike Hickey and Finance Director Jody walked members through a proposed FY27 budget of $48,

Newbury Finance Committee Backs Town Budget, Rejects $250,000 Senior Center Study

NEWBURY — April 7, 2026 — Newbury Finance Committee rejects $250,000 senior center study, backs $914,000 fire station overhaul ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The six-member committee voted 0-6 against recommending Article 11, which would have funded a feasibility and conceptual design study for a standalone Council on

North Andover Finance Committee Recommends $7.5 Million Fire Station and Kittredge School Bond

NORTH ANDOVER — April 6, 2026 — North Andover Finance Committee unanimously backs $7.5 million fire station, $79.8 million school bond. The committee voted Monday to recommend favorable action on more than a dozen Town Meeting warrant articles, including a new Fire Station 3 on Berry Street — a $7.5

Nahant DPW Budget Holds Steady as Water and Sewer Rates Rise 4 Percent

NAHANT — March 26, 2026 — Nahant Finance Committee reviews DPW budget for FY2027 with water and sewer rates set to rise 4 percent. DPW Superintendent Zach Taylor, in his seventh year, walked the committee through all three funding streams — the general fund, the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund, and the Rubbish

Manchester Finance Committee Recommends $30 Million Capital Package for Town Meeting

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — March 26, 2026 — Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee voted to recommend more than $30 million in bonded capital projects for the upcoming Town Meeting, while deferring its position on a $350,000 Senior Community Center appropriation pending a property closing expected within days.

North Andover Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends FY27 Budget With Sustainability Warning

NORTH ANDOVER — March 25, 2026 — North Andover Finance Committee unanimously backs FY27 budget but warns of unsustainable trajectory. The five-member committee voted unanimously to recommend a favorable vote on the fiscal year 2027 operating budget at town meeting, but members agreed the approval will be accompanied by a stark

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