Select Board approves FY27 budget after motion to redirect staffing funds fails.
Select Board approves Belchertown FY27 budget after debate over staffing allocations. Town Manager Steven J. Williams and Town Accountant Jill Rossi presented spending that includes approximately $23 million in planned borrowing for capital projects and an anticipated $250,000 annual capital
Select Board · Meeting of March 23, 2026
BELCHERTOWN — Select Board approves Belchertown FY27 budget after debate over staffing allocations. Town Manager Steven J. Williams and Town Accountant Jill Rossi presented spending that includes approximately $23 million in planned borrowing for capital projects and an anticipated $250,000 annual capital allocation.
School Superintendent Brian Cameron confirmed no layoffs and identified moving expenses from the Cold Spring closure as the most significant upcoming facility cost. A motion by Nicole A. Miner to redirect a $20,000 finance director stipend to a deputy fire chief position failed 2-2-1; the board then unanimously approved the budget as originally presented, with the $20,000 remaining designated for finance director duties as an interim measure.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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