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Longmeadow officials flag $1.2 million FY27 budget gap; committee approves FY26 intra‑fund transfers
Summary
At a Dec. 2 meeting, district and town finance staff outlined FY27 fiscal pressures and projected an initial FY27 gap of about $1.2 million; the committee approved a set of FY26 general‑fund transfers to cover salary shortfalls to set the FY27 baseline.
Town and district finance officials told the Longmeadow School Committee on Dec. 2 that systemic cost pressures — including labor, health insurance and retirement contributions — are driving an early projected FY27 budget gap of roughly $1.2 million.
Superintendent Dr. O'Shea said the select board and finance committee held a kickoff meeting on the FY27 budget where Finance Director Ian Coddington presented the…
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