Selectmen approve $49.2 million FY27 budget
West Bridgewater selectmen approved a $49,164,355 fiscal 2027 budget that leans on free cash. The Board of Selectmen heard that the overall budget is up 5.24 percent, about $2.4 million, with state aid rising just $143,000.
Select Board · Meeting of April 23, 2026
West Bridgewater selectmen approved a $49,164,355 fiscal 2027 budget that leans on free cash. The Board of Selectmen heard that the overall budget is up 5.24 percent, about $2.4 million, with state aid rising just $143,000. A town official said the plan transfers about $1.7 million from free cash, and a member warned the town has driven itself "very close to the edge of a cliff." The School Committee had cut $72,474 for a media specialist April 6.
The board also reorganized, with Michael Perez as chair, Marcie Lee as vice chair and Jeffrey Ryan as clerk, and signed a 29-article warrant for the May 11 Town Meeting.
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- West Bridgewater's community access TV: Board of Selectmen meeting, April 22, 2026
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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