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Committee rejects $1.7 million budget, backs smaller increase

Greenfield School Committee rejects a $1.7 million budget increase, then approves a smaller one. The committee voted 3-4 against a fiscal 2027 budget carrying a 7.46 percent, $1.7 million increase before passing a revised $1,267,480 increase, 5.35 percent, on a 5-0 vote with two abstentions.

Greenfield panel rejects reserved parking, backs garage safety fixes

Greenfield's Parking and Traffic Commission rejected reserved garage parking for permit holders and ordered safety fixes for a blind pedestrian exit.

Shutesbury Finance Committee Approves FY27 Budget, Recommends 19 Warrant Articles

Shutesbury's Finance Committee approved a fiscal year 2027 budget and recommended 19 town warrant articles at its March 24 meeting, with projected average single-family tax increases of $535 to $600 dominating the night's deliberations.

Sunderland Boards Set Framework for Tiered Override, Face Friday Deadline

WHATELY -- March 24, 2026, Sunderland's Select Board and Finance Committee spent nearly two hours Tuesday building a tiered Proposition 2½ override framework to address a budget gap revised during the meeting to $822,686. The boards tentatively settled on two override ballot questions, a first tier of roughly

Whately Personnel Committee Approves 2.5 Percent COLA Recommendation for FY2027

WHATELY -- March 24, 2026, Whately Personnel Committee unanimously recommends a 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment for town employees in fiscal year 2027. The four-member committee voted 4-0 at its March 24 meeting to approve the annual recommendation letter to the Finance Committee, down from the 4

Greenfield subcommittee adopts budget charge, presses staff on cuts

Greenfield's Budget and Finance Subcommittee grapples with a $1.7 million school budget gap and shrinking reserve accounts. The panel, led by Chair Sexton and Vice Chair Childs, voted unanimously to approve March 2 minutes and adopt its own written charge, but took no budget votes.

Conway Select Board eyes October vote on $236 million Franklin Tech building project

WHATELY -- March 23, 2026, Conway Select Board sets October 6 vote on $236 million Franklin County Technical School building. Superintendent Martin and new business manager Liz Bouchard told the board and Finance Committee Monday that the proposed new construction, down from an initial $246 million estimate, would draw roughly $112

Three Towns Review 189 Percent Senior Center Budget Hike, No Vote Taken

DEERFIELD -- March 23, 2026, Three Franklin County towns review proposed Senior Center budget nearly doubling in cost. Representatives from Deerfield, Sunderland, and Whately met jointly Monday to examine fiscal year 2027 budgets for South County EMS and the South County Senior Center, with no votes taken at the session. The

Greenfield CPA panel opens public hearing on 11 funding requests

Greenfield's Community Preservation Committee heard public comment on 11 fiscal 2026 funding requests but took no funding votes, setting up an March 26 deliberation.

Shutesbury School Committee approves calendar, budget at 6.32 percent increase

Shutesbury School Committee unanimously approves 6.32 percent budget increase and 2026-27 school calendar amid oil spill response.

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