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Hopkinton questions Richmond FY26 accounting as councils weigh payment options
Summary
Hopkinton councilors pressed Richmond for clearer FY26 revenue and expense data after spotting conflicting figures in a memo; Richmond staff said updated charts include previously omitted health‑care and capital items and proposed revisiting numbers in February.
Hopkinton councilors told Richmond they had trouble reconciling the fiscal figures presented: one chart presented $367,724 in costs and $300,100 in revenue while a memo referenced $375,100 in revenue — a discrepancy Hopkinton said changed whether the transfer station showed a deficit or a small surplus for FY26. "If you look at that actually puts you at a surplus for FY26 because you just told us your expenses were $367,724," a Hopkinton councilor said while challenging the earlier numbers.
Richmond staff acknowledged the earlier omission of health‑care and certain capital items from prior summaries and said they had updated the FY26 presentation to include those costs; staff said that adjustment helped explain a larger funding gap and supported considering an interim payment from Hopkinton while data collection and a February review proceed.
