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Residents, school committee member urge audit of FY2026 budget at Lawrence City Council meeting
Summary
Multiple public commenters at a Lawrence City Council meeting criticized the proposed FY2026 budget, called for an independent audit and warned of political motivations in an election year; no council action was recorded during public comment.
Public commenters at a Lawrence City Council meeting urged the council to order an audit of the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and questioned the document’s authorship and transparency.
In the most direct appeal, Lenny Rohr, a member of the Lawrence School Committee, said, “If there’s money missing, we need to do an audit on this.” Rohr spoke during the meeting’s public participation period and repeatedly implored councilors to re-examine the budget, saying it “doesn’t look right.”
Rich Russell, a resident of 34 Cross Street,…
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