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Stoughton Finance Committee Reviews Fire, Police Budgets and $200,000 Police Station Study

STOUGHTON — March 11, 2026 — Stoughton Finance Committee advances fire and police budgets and hears case for armory police station. The committee held public hearings March 11 on fiscal year 2027 department budgets and two capital articles — a $1,230,000 free-cash purchase of a new Pierce fire engine and

Millis Finance Committee Reviews Clerk, Building, and Health Budgets for FY27

MILLIS — March 11, 2026 — Millis Finance Committee reviews three department budgets and flags tight timeline before May 4 Town Meeting. The committee heard fiscal year 2027 presentations from Town Clerk Kathy Smith, Building Inspector Bob Fogarty, and Director of Public Health John McVey at its March 11 meeting, with Town

Milton Finance Committee approves tax exemption doubling, defers sign bylaw vote

Milton Finance Committee advances property-tax exemption doubling for veterans and seniors in a 4-2-2 vote.

Dover Finance Committee Presents FY2027 Budget With $900,000 Gap, $1.7 Million Fuel Island Debate

DOVER — March 9, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee previews a nearly $25 million town meeting warrant with a $900,000 budget gap and a contested $1.7 million fuel island replacement. Town Administrator Michael presented the fiscal year 2027 operating budget, which in its current form uses no free

Bellingham Finance Committee Approves $22,500 Emergency Asbestos Cleanup at School Building

BELLINGHAM — March 9, 2026 — Bellingham Finance Committee unanimously approves $22,500 emergency asbestos remediation at a school building, with a state-mandated April 30 deadline. The four-member committee, meeting with a quorum on March 9, drew the funds from a $50,000 reserve account approved by voters at the

Dover Finance Committee Hears FY27 Budget Pitches From Schools, DPW, and COA

DOVER — March 5, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee reviewed three department budgets and heard a new $50,000 sustainability request ahead of a March 9 public hearing. Dover Elementary School Superintendent Don Fiftal presented a fiscal year 2027 in-district budget increase of just over $233,000, or 2.

Stoughton Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings, Advances Three Capital Borrowing Articles

STOUGHTON — March 5, 2026 — Stoughton Finance Committee opens public hearings for May 4 town meetings, reviewing six department budgets and three major borrowing articles. The committee heard FY27 operating budget presentations from Economic Development Director Pam McCarthy (expenses up 1.49 percent), Town Planner Bill Roth (personal services up 1.

Stoughton Finance Committee Eyes $1.25 Million to Cover Snow Removal Overrun

STOUGHTON — March 4, 2026 — Stoughton Finance Committee reviews DPW budgets and proposes $1.45 million total for snow removal. The committee opened public hearings for the May 4 annual and special town meetings Wednesday and worked through operating budgets for Cedar Hill Golf Course, the facilities department, general highway, snow

Millis Police, Fire Chiefs Request $373,000 in New Staffing Ahead of Town Meeting

MILLIS — March 4, 2026 — Millis public safety chiefs told the Finance Committee their departments are running below safe staffing levels as residential growth accelerates. Police Chief asked the committee Wednesday to fund two additional officers and a lieutenant position at a combined $290,000 — $260,000 for the officers with

Milton Warrant Committee Defers Votes on Solar, Historic Buildings, and Fire Station

Milton's Warrant Committee pressed unanswered questions on three major town meeting articles without taking a formal vote.

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