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Acton Finance Committee asks to be removed from multi‑year forecast after failing to reach consensus
Summary
The Acton Finance Committee voted to ask the Select Board to remove the committee's name from the town's multi‑year financial model for FY26–FY30 after members said the out‑year forecasts lacked defensible assumptions and transparency.
The Acton Finance Committee voted to ask the Select Board to remove the committee's name from the town's "multi‑year financial model" after members said they could not reach consensus on forecasts beyond fiscal 2026.
Committee members said at their April meeting that the model presented by the Select Board and town manager included inconsistent assumptions about out‑year operating increases and capital spending and lacked the detailed, line‑by‑line inputs needed to evaluate long‑term fiscal risk.
"We did not want to put our name on this when we were not able to get the consensus in any way, shape, or form," said a finance committee member during the…
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