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Essex County sees roughly $4.8M FY27 gap; board approves $11,437 projector for high school
Summary
At a March 24 budget work session, county staff presented a FY27 draft showing a roughly $4.8 million shortfall; the board approved a $11,437 CIP purchase for a new high‑school auditorium projector and scheduled follow‑up budget work sessions ahead of an April 14 public hearing.
Essex County staff presented a draft FY27 budget at a March 24 work session that, as presented, left the county about $4.8 million short of balancing revenues and expenditures.
Anita, leading the budget review, told board members the draft shows roughly a $1 million reduction in revenues and about a $3.2 million increase in expenditures compared with the current year, producing an estimated $4.8 million shortfall that the county must address before adoption. She noted that some large variances relate to moving centralized services and…
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