Dartmouth Finance Committee previews a 29-article FY27 town meeting warrant and begins drafting its annual letter to members.
Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews FY27 budget framework with 4.5 percent town increase supported by stabilization transfers. Town Administrator Cody Haddad said the school department's initial 6.8% request was negotiated down to roughly 5% through $100,000 from the collective bargaining
Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews $113 million FY27 budget built on one-time stabilization draws.
Finance Committee approves record $3.7M Community Preservation Act slate for Town Meeting. Buddy Baker Smith, representing the Community Preservation Committee, presented six warrant articles including $461,394 for DCTV facility exterior repairs, $575,000 for Davol Field open-space preservation,
Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews a $3.7 million CPC warrant and learns all 11 municipal unions have agreed to a health insurance switch.
Finance Committee reviews 24-year capital spending plan, approves handbook edits. Town Administrator Cody Haddad presented a multi-decade roadmap developed by the Long-Range Capital Planning Committee, outlining borrowing for a high school roof and track replacement around 2028, a middle school
Dartmouth Finance Committee reviews 25-year capital plan projecting $1,400 peak annual tax hit for average homeowner.
Finance Committee reviews regional vocational school budget pressures and municipal shortfall. Mr. Watson presented the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School's FY27 assessment, noting Dartmouth's enrollment has fallen to a five-year low due to a statewide lottery system,
Dartmouth Finance Committee hears of $1.6 million school gap and a $2 million health insurance savings opportunity.
Finance Committee eyes library study, town meeting messaging strategy. The committee heard from Dartmouth Public Library Director Ms. St. Pierre on needs including a Southworth Library feasibility study, noting digital borrowing rose 54 percent between FY22 and FY25 and residents save an estimated
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