Belchertown Finance Committee recommends holding free cash split at 50-50 for FY27, pausing a planned shift to a more aggressive stabilization target.
Finance Committee reviews preliminary FY27 budgets with no votes required. Chair Brian Gibbons and Vice Chair Mike McMorrow joined Clerk Richard Kowal in hearing from Town Manager Steve Williams on a projected town-side increase of $141,036, pending Commonwealth calculations and finalized line
Belchertown Finance Committee previews a tight FY27 budget with $199,000 in required town-side cuts and unresolved free cash questions.
Finance Committee approves $36,000 reserve fund release for town security upgrades. Chair Brian Gibbons and four members voted unanimously to transfer the funds for upgraded security equipment at town hall, a matter that sidestepped the usual Capital Improvement Committee approval process. Town
Belchertown Finance Committee votes 4-0 to release $36,000 for immediate Town Hall security upgrades.
Belchertown Finance Committee unanimously approves its 2026 annual report for Select Board submission. Chair Brian Gibbons presented the report excluding Special Town Meeting funds; Town Accountant Jill Rossi confirmed free cash of $1,418,350, split 60 percent to operations and 40 percent to
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