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Barnstable County finance director warns expenditures will outpace revenue by 2028 in 10-year forecast
Summary
Finance Director Carol Coppola told the Assembly that under conservative revenue assumptions the county faces a structural gap beginning around 2028 and that a potential $45 million PFAS borrowing would deepen the shortfall, prompting calls for policy changes and revenue options.
Carol Coppola, Barnstable County finance director and treasurer, told the Assembly of Delegates on Dec. 17 that a newly prepared 10‑year forecast projects county expenditures will begin to exceed revenues in 2028 without policy changes or new revenue sources. Coppola presented first‑quarter FY26 results and a forecast prepared with the county’s financial analyst, Megan Rogers, and outside consultants.
"The finance department, as of September 30, was managing over $76,000,000 in funds," Coppola said, and added that the county’s unaudited unreserved fund balance as of June 30, 2025, was "just under $11,000,000." Coppola said those reserves meet some best‑practice thresholds but will not be sufficient under the forecasted trajectory.
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