Government · Select Board
Select Board Rejects National Grid Tree Removal
West Brookfield's Select Board voted down National Grid's request to remove 82 public shade trees for a solar interconnection project.
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Government · Finance Committee
West Brookfield Finance Committee Approves Dozens of Budgets, Holds Highway Line
West Brookfield's Finance Committee rescinded and re-approved more than two dozen department budgets at its May 20 session, still needing to find roughly $50,000 in cuts before the Annual Town Meeting.
Government · Select Board
West Brookfield Select Board Approves Town Meeting Warrants With $73,000 Gap Remaining
West Brookfield Select Board approves June town meeting warrants with roughly $73,000 in cuts still unresolved.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Recommends Revised Budgets After Override Fails at Polls
West Brookfield Finance Committee recommends sweeping departmental budget cuts after voters reject a Proposition 2½ override.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Details Stakes Of Override Vote
West Brookfield Finance Committee warned a failed override would trigger cuts across every department. Members recapped a Monday information session where resident Scott Kahn criticized town leaders, and said the town's required school contribution rose $302,000 this year.
Government · Select Board
West Brookfield Select Board Approves Health Insurance Opt-Out Program
West Brookfield Select Board unanimously approved an employee health insurance opt-out program and heard urgent resident concerns about the school override vote at its April 28 meeting.
Government · Finance Committee
West Brookfield Finance Committee finds $717,000 gap it cannot close without override
West Brookfield's Finance Committee mapped a $717,323 budget gap Wednesday that officials say cannot be closed without a Proposition 2½ override on the May 5 ballot.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Approves 15 Budgets, Defers Fire and Highway Reviews
West Brookfield's Finance Committee approved roughly 15 department budgets for fiscal year 2027 at its April 8 meeting, with a 73 percent increase in vocational school costs emerging as the sharpest line item.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves $502,000 regional grant bid
The West Brookfield Select Board voted unanimously to submit a roughly $502,000 regional Community Development Block Grant application covering four towns.
Government · Select Board
West Brookfield Select Board Puts Two Override Amounts on May 5 Ballot
West Brookfield Select Board scraps a $1.15 million Proposition 2½ override and puts two funding levels to voters on May 5.
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