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Officials flag health‑insurance and education costs as main drivers of FY2027 budget pressures
Summary
Select-board and school officials described mounting fiscal pressures for FY2027, citing projected health-insurance increases (10–20% discussed), collective-bargaining costs and the district's rising costs for students attending Bristol‑Plymouth that together could create significant budget gaps.
Town finance staff and school officials told the joint meeting on Nov. 3 that the FY2027 outlook is constrained by rising fixed costs, notably health-insurance premiums and pension and bargaining pressures. The finance director said health care costs were a major driver and that the town had been asked to prepare for a 15–20% increase…
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