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Falmouth board directs new‑growth funds to stabilization, trims FY27 personnel requests

Falmouth Select Board · January 30, 2026
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The Falmouth Select Board allocated roughly $400,000–$500,000 of new growth revenue to the capital and debt stabilization fund and earmarked about $14,000–$15,000 for bilingual human services counseling, after managers trimmed roughly $2 million in personnel requests from the proposed FY27 budget.

FALMOUTH — The Select Board on Jan. 28 moved to put most of the town’s unexpected new‑growth revenue into longer‑term reserves while postponing many staffing additions proposed for the 2027 fiscal year.

Town Manager Mike Renshaw said updated growth estimates for FY27 came in about $530,000 higher than projected, and the proposed budget had planned to use roughly $1.2 million of $1.5 million in excess levy capacity. The board…

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