Finance Committee reviews FY27 budget amid regional school assessment increase
Finance Committee prepares for the Annual Town Meeting amid FY27 budget pressures. Chair Jillian Prendergast and the committee reviewed the FY27 draft budget, which includes an increase in the Assabet Regional Technical School assessment and a decrease in state "cherry sheet" funding. Members
Finance Committee · Meeting of February 9, 2026
MAYNARD — Finance Committee prepares for the Annual Town Meeting amid FY27 budget pressures. Chair Jillian Prendergast and the committee reviewed the FY27 draft budget, which includes an increase in the Assabet Regional Technical School assessment and a decrease in state "cherry sheet" funding. Members identified roofs, water, schools, and roads as the town's top fiscal challenges.
Committee member Nathaniel Dwyre reported a $1.4 million Eversource rebate to support the new Green Meadow school project.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of February 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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