Finance Committee reviews budgets amid $300,000 shortfall
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 10, 2026
North Brookfield Finance Committee reviewed departmental budgets amid a $300,000 town shortfall. Chair Joseph Trentacosta and members discussed the Board of Health's request to expand a clerk position from 19 hours per week, with employee benefits split 30 percent employee and 70 percent town. The committee reviewed a highway F550 truck purchase proposal at $128,000.
Both water and sewer departments require new state-mandated staff licensing. The town budget remains $300,000 out of balance, requiring further reductions.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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