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Town referendum approves $47,867,028 budget for fiscal 2026–27
Summary
Voters approved a $47,867,028 town budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The Chair announced the referendum tally (764 yes, 727 no) and the meeting moved to appropriate funds to implement the approved budget.
The Chair announced that the town referendum to approve a $47,867,028 budget for the fiscal year beginning 07/01/2026 and ending 06/30/2027 passed, reporting "764 voting yes" and "727 voting no." The Chair said, "The motion has passed."
The question presented to voters was whether to adopt the amount "as approved and recommended by the board of finance." The Chair then moved the meeting immediately to item 2 — a procedural motion to appropriate funds to administer the approved budget, which the Chair recorded as a motion by Beth Dadel and seconded by Joe Lorenzetti; the Chair called the vote and stated it passed. The record does not indicate that either Dadel or Lorenzetti spoke on the floor; their names were recorded by the Chair as mover and seconder.
The referendum result finalizes voter authorization for the town’s $47,867,028 spending plan for FY 2026–27 and clears the way for administrative steps to allocate the approved funds. The meeting adjourned after routine closing motions.
