Finance Committee reviews school assessment, approves capital funding plan.
Finance Committee approves 3.7 million capital funding plan for fiscal 2027. Chair Joseph King and the committee, meeting jointly with the Capital Budget Committee, backed allocations across municipal priorities: $315 thousand for a DPW truck through debt exclusion, $881.5 thousand for roads and
Finance Committee · Meeting of February 26, 2026
STERLING — Finance Committee approves 3.7 million capital funding plan for fiscal 2027. Chair Joseph King and the committee, meeting jointly with the Capital Budget Committee, backed allocations across municipal priorities: $315 thousand for a DPW truck through debt exclusion, $881.5 thousand for roads and sidewalks, $300 thousand for Fire Public Safety Communications, and $135 thousand for Houghton School communication upgrades. The overall town budget is projected to rise just under 2.5 percent, with a 2.4 percent Wachusett Regional School District assessment increase driven partly by the district's shift of $1 million in excess funds to operating budget.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of February 26, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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