Select Board backs 3% school funding in 4-1 vote

Quad Board · Meeting of October 21, 2026

Seekonk's Select Board voted 4-1 to set fiscal 2028 school funding at 3 percent. At a joint Quad Board meeting, Finance Director Kadeem projected a $3.7 million FY28 gap, rising to $6.4 million by FY30, with pension costs up $848,000. Members agreed to the full 2.5 percent levy, which would raise $1.38 million.

Three percent for schools equals $1.05 million; the superintendent said maintaining services needs $1.5 million to $1.75 million. The boards also agreed to keep the $1.75 million Hurley Middle School feasibility study as a ballot debt exclusion, and heard the $9.75 million Southland Fire Station request, which would cost $85 a year on a $500,000 home.

In the full story:

• Opening and procedure
• Stormwater utility
• Warrant articles and the town moderator
• Article 9: $1.75 million for a Hurley Middle School feasibility study
• Article 13: Southland Fire Station, $9.75 million
• Pleasant Street School
• FY27 first quarter and the FY28 outlook
• Levy and school funding
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,557 words

Source: the Quad Board meeting of October 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.