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Town leaders warn of overrides and urge action on state funding after Wachusett budget presentation
Summary
Town finance chairs from Holden, Paxton, Rutland and others told the Business & Finance Subcommittee the FY27 draft will likely force overrides in some towns and urged coordinated advocacy to the state's funding-formula task force; administrators were asked to prepare a specific "Plan B" of cuts if overrides fail.
Town officials from the five Wachusett member communities told the district's Business & Finance Subcommittee that the FY27 draft budget's town-assessment impacts could force overrides in multiple towns and urged the district to coordinate pressured advocacy to the state task force reviewing the school funding formula.
Holden and Rutland leaders warned of likely overrides: a Holden official said the town will be "dependent on an override" this year and a Rutland representative told the committee "we will…
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