Reading select board debates $6.5M override option as town faces structural deficit

Jul 15, 2026

Town Manager Jane Wellman presented single‑question, tiered and multiyear override options and recommended a starting proposal of $6.5 million to address a structural deficit; board members discussed timing, outreach, tax impacts and a potential loss of roughly 74 staff positions if an override fails.

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The Select Board spent a large portion of its July 14 meeting discussing whether to place an override question on the November ballot and, if so, what form it should take.

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