Sterling Finance and Capital Budget Committees approve appointments amid leadership transitions. The committees unanimously confirmed Ezequiel Ayala's reappointment to the Finance Committee and John Kilcoyne as Finance Committee Vice Chair, and approved Mike Padula's appointment to the DPW Building
Sterling Finance and Capital Budget committees reviewed a streamlined $25 million DPW building proposal slated for May Town Meeting, while approving a $2 million school-district budget decrease that reduces the overall town budget increase to 1.5 percent. A $315,000 Capital Investment Fund
Sterling Finance and Capital Budget Committees reviewed the redesigned DPW facility project, which cuts 8,700 square feet from the building and 1,600 square feet from the canopy. The DPW Facility Committee, consisting of one DPW board member, one Select Board member, one Finance Committee member,
Joint Finance and Capital Budget Committees approved a $3.7 million capital funding map for FY27, drawing from $570.6 thousand in Capital Investment Fund reserves, $1.187 million in free cash, and $715 thousand in new debt exclusion borrowing. The Western Massachusetts Regional School District will
Finance and Capital Budget committees hear six FY2027 presentations totaling $10.8 million in operating expenses. Police Chief Sean Gaudette's department requested $185,880 in capital funding for vehicles, a fingerprint machine, and building work; Town Administrator Bill Caldwell reported a $4.4
Finance and Capital Budget committees heard two major budget presentations. Lt. Tom Kokernak presented the Fire & Ambulance operating budget of $2,103,241--a 0.58 percent increase--and a $28,600 capital request for a replacement CPR machine, noting the department handled 2,051 calls in 2025 despite
Sterling Finance and Capital committees approve two-date departmental budget presentation schedule, positioning FY27 budget strategy around a more-than-$400,000 preliminary shortfall. Finance Committee Chair Joseph King outlined a series of potential cost reductions--restructuring DPW borrowing,
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