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Yarmouth voters approve Dennis‑Yarmouth school budget and consider override amid heated debate
Summary
Dennis‑Yarmouth Regional School leaders presented a $47.36 million FY2027 budget and asked voters to approve a $1.48 million Proposition 2½ override to cover rising costs; officials warned of staff cuts and program reductions if the override failed, and residents debated tax impact and transparency before the article passed at Town Meeting.
Dennis‑Yarmouth Regional School officials on April 28 presented the district’s FY2027 budget to the Town of Yarmouth and asked town meeting voters to approve both an operating appropriation and a Proposition 2½ override to cover a $1,481,348 shortfall.
Tomas Tolentino, chair of the Dennis‑Yarmouth Regional School Committee, moved the article and introduced the school’s case. Superintendent Mark Smith detailed the drivers of rising costs: an 8% projected health‑insurance increase, sharply escalating out‑of‑district special‑education tuition and transportation, and a spike in McKinney‑Vento transportation costs for unhoused students. He said…
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