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Finance Committee weighs FY28 budget shortfall
Amherst's Finance Committee opened fiscal year 2028 budget guideline talks, bracing for a roughly $1 million gap if revenue growth lands near 2.5 percent.
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Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Opens FY28 Budget Guidelines Review
Amherst's Finance Committee opened fiscal 2028 budget guidelines talks, warning expenses are outpacing revenue.
Government · Finance Committee
Hadley Panel Trims Fire, Sewer Capital Requests
Hadley finance and capital panels approve $2.2 million in capital spending but stall on a $6 million school heating overhaul.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Logs $3.2M FY25 Surplus, Library Delay
Amherst Finance Committee logs a $3.2 million FY25 surplus as the Jones Library opening slips to May.
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Finance Committee votes 3-0 four times on new financial policies
Belchertown Finance Committee advances four new financial policies, targets cut in free cash reliance.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Recommends $565,000 in Transfers
Amherst's Finance Committee unanimously recommended $565,000 in appropriations to the Town Council, covering PFAS testing, Wildwood School's reopening and a new Pelham service deal.
Government · Finance Committee
Hadley Finance Committee sets joint meeting for year-end transfers, launches FY28 planning
HADLEY -- June 22, 2026, Hadley Finance Committee charts post-override path with new town administrator. At its June 22 meeting, the committee, Chair Amy Fiden, Peter Matusko, Pam Hegg, and Paul McCretzky, held its
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Splits Over Audit Bid Process
Northampton's Finance Committee clashed over how its chair solicited audit-firm quotes, then narrowed its auditor search to two finalists.
Government · Finance Committee
Northampton Finance Committee Adjourns After Member Walkout Kills Quorum
NORTHAMPTON -- June 10, 2026, Northampton Finance Committee meeting ends in walkout and adjournment with no business conducted. The committee, meeting June 10 with three of four members present after Councilor Mayuri's absence,
Government · Finance Committee
Belchertown Finance Committee Drains Reserve Fund, Approves $45,400 Legal Transfer
BELCHERTOWN -- June 8, 2026, Belchertown Finance Committee zeroes out its reserve fund and approves five budget transfers to close out fiscal year 2026. The four-member committee voted unanimously June 8 to transfer $45,
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