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Town Council approves corrected FY27 budgets for Public Works and Library.

Town Council approves revised FY27 budgets for Public Works and Library. The council unanimously backed the Department of Public Works budget of $8,355,600.01, with $8,248,600.01 from the tax levy and $107,000 from cemetery lot sales and trust funds, and the Library budget of $2,147,295, with

Finance Committee approves revised DPW budget and salary contingency plan

Finance Committee unanimously approves revised DPW budget and salary contingency plan. Chair James Sullivan presided over the May 4 meeting, which revisited the Department of Public Works budget at a new total of $7,505,600, incorporating a $107,000 reduction from available funds. Member Joseph B.

Wakefield Town Meeting Approves $137 Million Budget, Overrules Finance Panel on Schools

Wakefield Town Meeting approves $137 million fiscal 2027 budget, backing schools over Finance Committee.

Wakefield Select Board Revotes DPW and Library Budgets to Fix Trust Fund Errors

Wakefield Select Board holds nine-minute special session to fix two budget errors before Town Meeting. The board voted 5-0 twice Monday morning to correct DPW and library budget appropriations after trust fund offsets totaling roughly $161,000 were omitted from earlier votes.

Council approves $728,461.59 salary contingency budget and multiple departmental cuts.

Wakefield Town Council approves salary contingency budget and multiple fiscal 2027 cuts. Chair Mehreen N. Butt and the Council unanimously approved a $728,461.59 salary contingency line for anticipated union increases and voted on departmental reductions totaling $210,000 in operational cuts. Town