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Finance Committee recommends $500K override, flags potential fuel shortfall

Westhampton Finance Committee votes to recommend $500,000 override. The committee, meeting March 18, endorsed the override after reviewing revised budget estimates showing increases in Hampshire Regional ($16,000), elementary school ($11,000), but offsets from lower vocational tuition ($7,000) and

Library trustees approve FY27 budget draft for Finance Committee review

Westhampton Public Library trustees unanimously advanced the FY27 budget draft to the Finance Committee. Director Meaghan Schwelm reported January attendance of 321 across 32 programs and circulation of 1,813 items. She detailed constraints from Massachusetts state aid waiver rules requiring a

Finance Committee approves counsel fees transfer, eyes Proposition 2-1/2 override.

Westhampton Finance Committee unanimously approves $9,000 reserve transfer for counsel fees as deficit talk deepens. Chair Tad Weiss reported a newly identified $34,000 shortfall and rejected using free cash or stabilization funds, instead pushing toward a Proposition 2-1/2 override vote set for

Council on Aging purchases 120 sand buckets at $4.90 each.

Council on Aging approves sand bucket purchase for spring deliveries. The Advisory Board voted unanimously to buy 120 buckets from the highway department at $4.90 per bucket, with Chair Christine Blakesley directed to place the order. The board also resolved a backlog of four unpaid invoices to

Finance Committee eyes FY 2027 budget cuts alongside $500,000 override question

Finance Committee plans budget review for $500,000 override vote. Chaired by Tad Weiss, the committee heard from Jennifer Milikowsky that the Select Board voted to present the override question on the April 11 ballot. The Finance Committee approved the February 25 minutes unanimously and directed a