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Holliston School Committee opens FY27 budget hearing, requests 3.61% increase

Holliston School Committee · March 27, 2026
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Summary

At a March 26 public hearing the Holliston School Committee presented a FY27 request of $45,972,162 (a 3.61% ask including $158,000 in priority needs), warned that Chapter 70 state aid is rising slower than district costs, and urged community review before the finance‑committee presentation.

The Holliston School Committee opened a public hearing on its proposed FY27 operating budget on March 26 and recorded a formal request of $45,972,162, a 3.61% increase that includes $158,000 in priority needs.

A committee member summarizing the numbers said the level‑service baseline stood at $45,814,162 and that the additional priority requests raised the formal total. "That is what we are requesting, as our official budget request now," the committee member said, adding that the district reached the lower increase through retirements, midyear…

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