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Town presents preliminary fiscal 2027 budget projections; flags PFAS, capital and health‑insurance risks
Summary
Town finance staff and the manager presented early projections for fiscal 2027 on Aug. 20, showing estimated levy limits, local receipts and potential pressures from rising medical premiums, competing capital needs and PFAS remediation; figures remain preliminary and will be refined through fall budget work.
Town finance staff on Aug. 20 presented a preliminary overview of fiscal 2027 budget projections and flagged several items that could materially affect town finances in the coming year.
Brian (finance staff) and Town Manager Libby Gibson walked the Select Board through a multi‑slide briefing that began with a projected levy limit. Using the fiscal‑2025 certified levy as a base, staff included the 2.5% allowable levy increase and projected new growth to estimate a starting levy limit for 2027. The draft numbers are preliminary and will be revised as actual fiscal‑2026 receipts and the certified…
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