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Select Board approves final 2026 annual warrant text subject to technical edits
Summary
With free cash certified, town staff recommended reallocating free cash to several capital items and adjustments to warrant articles; the board voted to approve the final annual warrant and to close the special town meeting warrant, both subject to technical corrections before printing.
Town staff told the Select Board on March 24 that certified free cash allowed several changes to the 2026 annual warrant. Deputy finance staff said that the Center for the Heights improvements will be funded from free cash rather than debt, that high‑school HVAC and roof repairs were partially funded using closed capital accounts and free cash, and that adjustments were made to fleet and other capital items. The capital facility fund appropriation was updated to $346,718 following final certification.
Deputy finance said free cash replaced borrowing in some cases to preserve future debt capacity. The board discussed tax‑impact modeling and staff said the finance director is updating tax‑impact analyses tied to the school master plan budget. The board voted to approve the final annual town meeting warrant subject to technical corrections by town manager and counsel; members also voted to close the May special town meeting warrant (subject to further technical updates and final numbers on placeholders such as quiet‑zone costs).
