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Winchester board moves $136,056 state grant into town revenue to lower proposed 2027 mill rate
Summary
The Winchester Board of Selectmen voted unanimously May 4 to record a $136,056 state grant as town revenue rather than change the appropriated budget, a step the town manager said lowers the proposed FY2027 mill‑rate increase from about 3.29% to roughly 2.85%. The larger education supplement (about $320,998) will go directly to the local board of education and may not be used to supplant local funding.
On May 4, 2026, the Winchester Board of Selectmen unanimously approved moving $136,056 of supplemental state aid into a town revenue line to reduce the town’s FY2027 mill‑rate ask while leaving the announced appropriation unchanged.
Town Manager Harrington told the board the money comes from SB01 and characterized the funding as three separate "buckets": two supplemental education grants and one town grant. He said the procedural choice the board faced was whether to change the appropriated budget now (which would require re‑notice and a referendum) or keep the appropriation intact…
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