Lowell FY27 Budget Listening Session #1

City of Lowell · February 24, 2026

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City Manager Tom Golden opened the FY27 budget listening session, explained this is one of multiple neighborhood budget sessions and noted the administration produced a short AI video to explain budget basics and reach non-English speakers; he introduced CFO Connor Baldwin and Deputy CFO Austin Ball and said the goal is to have the budget voted by May so departments can prepare for July 1.

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City Manager Tom Golden and CFO Connor Baldwin presented the City of Lowells preliminary FY2027 budget outlook at a public listening session, highlighting rising pension and health costs, the sunset of ARPA funds, a projected $7.7 million general-fund gap and potential levy increases. Staff invited public questions on capital, debt, school funding and tax relief.

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