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Town administrator warns of ‘hard choices’ as Easton faces millions in FY27 cuts; committee asked about role in potential override
Summary
Town Administrator Connor Reed told the school committee that after a failed override the town is operating a non‑override budget that relies on $2 million in one‑time stabilization funds and faces multi‑year health‑insurance pressures; he asked the committee whether the schools should be included in any future override and outlined timing and ballot‑language deadlines.
Town Administrator Connor Reed told the Easton School Committee that the town is operating under the non‑override budget adopted after voters rejected an omnibus override earlier this year, and that the district faces “millions in cuts” in fiscal 2027 without new, recurring revenue.
Reed said the current non‑override plan included $2,000,000 from stabilization funds — one‑time money that cannot be used again — and that the town and schools have experienced double‑digit health‑insurance increases over the past two years. “When your first and second largest categories of revenue go up by 2½ and 1…
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