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Budget committee and select board members outline tax‑cap approach, set preliminary hearing schedule

5860904 · September 30, 2025
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Summary

Committee members discussed an approach to hold the operating budget close to last year's bottom line to stay under the statutory tax cap and proposed meeting dates for department reviews.

Brentwood’s Budget Committee discussed how to address the statutory tax cap during its Sept. 29 meeting, with select board members proposing to level‑fund the operating budget and move discretionary items to warrant articles for voters to decide.

A select board representative told the committee she prefers to keep the operating bottom line close to last year’s figure…

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