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Finance committee recommends fire‑department master plan and endorses property‑tax aid, sewer and water budgets
Summary
The committee recommended a $55,000 warrant article for a fire‑department long‑range master plan and unanimously recommended a $50,000 property‑tax assistance appropriation; the committee also recommended sewer and water enterprise budgets with expected MWRA true‑ups.
At its Feb. 25 meeting, the Needham Finance Committee recommended several warrant and budget items for town meeting after staff presentations and committee discussion.
Fire‑department master plan: Town staff (Katie) described a requested $55,000 appropriation from free cash to fund a long‑range fire‑department master plan that would include a staffing analysis and a service‑delivery review. Katie said staffing decisions are complex for a 24‑7 operation and a single FTE implies…
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