Town Meeting Approves Capital, Public Safety Budgets

Town Meeting · Meeting of May 6, 2026

Milton Town Meeting approved more than $30 million in budget articles while the Warrant Committee warned of a looming override. Warrant Committee Chair Jay Funling said expenses are growing 4.7 percent annually against 3.1 percent revenue growth, projecting a future override of "$9.5 million" to "$14.5 million" within two to three years. Town Meeting approved a $6,596,100 capital budget 219-0 with one abstention, a public safety budget including $17,488,413 from the tax levy with 211 in favor and none opposed, and a $6,495,834 public works budget 200-0.

School Building Committee Chair Sean O'Rourke said Milton is "serving the equivalent of five schools within the walls of four facilities" as the MSBA project moves toward a 2027 design decision. Milton Housing Authority Executive Director Earl Fay asked for $400,000 in local funding to leverage state repair money for aging senior housing on Miller Avenue.

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Source: the Town Meeting meeting of May 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.