Town Meeting voters approved the fiscal 2026 water and sewer enterprise budgets under Massachusetts General Law chapter 44, section 53F\u00BD, authorizing operations for the coming fiscal year.

The water department budget was approved as presented (Article 4) with a total motion amount of $809,897. The sewer department budget (Article 5) was approved with a total including transfers of $1,349,522.75, as read during the meeting.

Residents asked for clarification about the sewer debt line items on the warrant. One resident asked how the smaller sewer debt entries differ from the larger wastewater treatment plant borrowing. Town officials explained that the upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant was financed in part by a USDA final borrowing and that the plant upgrade borrowing was split between the tax base and sewer users. The town accountant clarified that the entries labeled as "sewer debt" on the sewer budget page reflect debts that are the responsibility of sewer users rather than of the general tax base.

The moderator called voice/hand votes for each motion and announced they passed by majority.