Select Board votes to pursue refined FY27 budget with $2.8M excess levy capacity.
Select Board · Meeting of March 2, 2026
SWAMPSCOTT — Select Board reviews $2.8M-levy-capacity FY27 budget amid rising pressures. The preliminary plan, presented by Town Administrator Nicholas Connors at a joint meeting with the School Committee and Finance Committee on March 2, relies on conservative revenue forecasting and faces 14.5 percent health insurance inflation (approximately $1.18 million) and 15 percent solid waste increases due to contract renewal. The Board directed Connors to refine projections and negotiate aggressively on the largest line items before final recommendations.
Long-term outlook signals structural challenges; overrides may be necessary as early as FY28 without significant restructuring of services or fees.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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