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Finance Committee backs FY26 operating budget; members and Select Board debate capital planning and CIAC threshold
Summary
The Finance Committee recommended approval of the town's FY26 operating budget and most capital articles at a joint meeting with the Select Board, while urging further work on several large projects and on proposed changes to capital review rules.
The Sudbury Finance Committee told the Select Board on Tuesday that it recommends approval of the town's FY26 operating budget and most capital articles, while flagging several items for closer review.
At a joint session held ahead of Town Meeting, the Finance Committee (FinCom) presented the recommended FY26 operating budget total of $126,040,721 and a capital program that includes several large, planned projects. The committee said it examined revenues, free cash and debt and concluded the revenue estimates were reasonable and that the town's finances were within common municipal guidelines.
Nut graf: FinCom voted to recommend the FY26 operating budget and supported most capital warrant articles but opposed Article 44 (Fairbank Community Center and Haskell Field landscape master plan) and…
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