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North Middlesex committee adopts FY27 budget, authorizes $2.5M from reserve to limit town assessments
Summary
The North Middlesex Regional School District School Committee voted to adopt its FY27 operational budget and authorized using $2,500,000 from the district’s excess and deficiency (E&D) reserve to reduce member-town assessments. The decision drew debate over reliance on one‑time funds and requests for a multi‑year plan to reduce reserve use.
The North Middlesex Regional School District School Committee voted on March 10 to adopt its FY27 operational budget and to authorize the use of $2,500,000 from the district’s excess and deficiency (E&D) account to offset assessments to member towns.
The motion, moved by Kim Craven and seconded by Keenan Francois, described the FY27 operational and transportation budgets as presented in the packet and recommended the one‑time use of $2,500,000 from E&D to lower town assessments. Craven read the motion aloud: “Additionally, I would recommend the authorization of the use of 2,500,000.0 from the excess and efficiency account to offset the fiscal year FY27 budget.” The committee adopted the motion in a roll‑call vote required for a monetary item; members recorded ‘Yes’ on the public record.
Why it matters: Committee members and administrators said the package…
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