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City forecast warns of multi‑year operating deficits; committee told difficult decisions loom
Summary
A financial forecasting report summarized for the committee projects a structural budget gap for the city growing from about $3.9M in FY2027 to roughly $13.7M by 2030, driven by labor costs, special education and pension obligations; the report recommends exploring revenue enhancements, service reductions, and an override.
Dr. Jeffrey Silva, who summarized the city’s financial forecasting committee report on Dec. 17, told the Beverly Public Schools School Committee that the City of Beverly faces a structural budget imbalance that will widen over the next four years.
Silva read the report’s headline figures: an approximate general fund operating deficit of $3.9 million for fiscal 2027, growing to…
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