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Southampton approves FY27 base budget and advances $2.5 million override to ballot after hour-long debate
Summary
Voters approved the town’s FY27 base budget at the May 2 annual town meeting and approved the select board’s motion to set the higher override amount ($2.5M) to appear on the May 19 ballot. Debate centered on school cuts, ambulance funding and the town’s structural deficit.
The annual town meeting voted to approve Southampton’s FY27 base budget after a presentation by Town Administrator Scott Zback and extended public questioning about revenue assumptions and service cuts. The moderator, Robert Floyd, opened the meeting by outlining procedure and the warrant, then recognized a motion for Article One to appropriate the FY27 amount; the assembly then heard a five‑minute summary from Scott Zback and a series of public questions.
Zback told voters “revenues are declining, expenses are rising,” and said property taxes provide roughly three‑quarters of the town’s…
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