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Braintree council adopts $175.7 million FY2026 budget; approves multiple fiscal measures
Summary
The council unanimously approved the FY2026 operating budget and a package of related appropriations, stabilization and revolving-fund actions including a special education stabilization fund, CPA allocations, a building maintenance fund and a $300,000 supplemental transfer to the fire details fund.
The Braintree Town Council voted unanimously on May 27 to adopt the town’s FY2026 operating budget and a series of related fiscal measures, including the creation of a special-purpose stabilization fund for special education costs, Community Preservation Act appropriations, and new or altered revolving funds.
The council approved a raise-and-appropriate motion of $175,664,045 to fund town and school operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The budget packet that accompanied the motion and the Ways and Means Committee review show that roughly 60% of the town’s spending is devoted to school-related activities.
Mayor Joyce told the council the FY2026 budget "stops the cycle of cutting" and preserves services, while noting continued fiscal challenges including pension and insurance costs and constrained growth in local aid. "Fiscal stability will be a functional obsession," she said.
Councilors on the Ways and Means Committee and the full council praised the budget for preserving services while warning it is narrowly balanced. Councilor…
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