Finance Committee 01/28/2026

Needham Finance Committee · January 29, 2026

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Public comment: Needham Baseball & Softball requests field funding and staff

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Andrew Fink (Fields Director, Needham Baseball & Softball) explained the program pays about $40,000–$50,000 annually for maintenance and $50,000–$60,000 for field renovations and asserted town maintenance is 'materially deficient' for diamonds. He requested the committee consider allocating $70,000 in the FY27 budget to renovate 8 fields per year (24 fields total = 3-year rotation) and asked the town to consider hiring an additional full‑time employee to maintain fields.

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The Needham Finance Committee held its final FY27 budget hearing on Jan. 28, 2026, hearing public comment on youth-field maintenance and reviewing departmental budget requests for building, health and human services, planning, and CPC before scheduling next-week line-by-line deliberations.

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