Select Board OKs Town Meeting Warrant, FY27 Budget

Select Board · Meeting of June 2, 2026

North Brookfield touts first balanced budget, sets June 12 vote on fire department overhaul. The Select Board walked through its fiscal 2027 budget Tuesday, with the chair calling it "the first balanced budget that I personally have seen" and crediting the Finance Committee, accountant Michelle LeBlanc and the treasurer. The board approved $947,757.25 across four town warrants, hired Matt McMillan to the Highway Department, appointed Tim Davis to the Sewer Commission, and awarded a $48,105 fire/highway complex paving contract to M.L.

Partlo & Son over a $60,000 competing bid. The board also finalized a 15-article Annual Town Meeting warrant for June 12, including Article 15, which would abolish the Board of Fire Engineers in favor of an appointed fire chief. In public comment, assessor's office employee Terry Avery warned, "It's a dangerous situation we're in" given reliance on free cash to balance the budget amid slowing real estate sales.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of June 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.