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Acushnet Finance Committee flags $200,000-plus deficit ahead of June town meeting

ACUSHNET -- March 26, 2026, Acushnet Finance Committee hears DPW budgets and flags a $200,000 to $400,000 general fund deficit before school costs are counted. DPW Director Dan Menard presented largely level-funded highway, solid waste, water, and sewer budgets at the March 26 meeting, with a fuel budget

Somerset Finance Committee Votes Unanimously to Raise ALS Fund Limit to $2 Million

SOMERSET -- March 26, 2026, Somerset Finance Committee votes to raise ALS revolving fund limit from $1.8 million to $2 million. The seven-member committee voted unanimously Thursday after the fire chief reported nearly $145,000 in unanticipated expenditures from the fund this fiscal year, including $70,000 for two

Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews capital plan projecting $1,400 peak tax hit

DARTMOUTH -- March 26, 2026, Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews 25-year capital plan projecting $1,400 peak annual tax hit for average homeowner. Town Administrator Cody Haddad and Director of Budget and Finance/Treasurer Gary Carreiro presented a long-term debt analysis developed by the town's Long-Range Capital

Westport Finance Committee Recommends $60.1 Million FY27 Budget for Town Meeting

WESTPORT -- March 24, 2026, Westport Finance Committee approves $60.1 million FY27 budget and deadlocks 4-4 on a new collective bargaining stabilization fund. The eight-member panel worked through all 34 articles on the May 5 annual town meeting warrant Tuesday, voting unanimously to recommend a $60,105,067

Norton Finance Committee backs brownfields tax abatement and sewer tie-in overhaul

Norton Finance Committee unanimously backs brownfields abatement bylaw and approves sewer tie-in removal 7-1. At the March 23 meeting, the committee voted 8-0 to recommend adopting G.L.