Selectboard dissolves Budget Task Force; approves warrant with $3M scenario struck
South Hadley Selectboard dissolves Budget Task Force and OKs February 25 Special Town Meeting warrant. Chair Jeff Cyr dissented on the motion to strike a $3 million budget scenario from Appendix A, which passed 4–1. The Budget Task Force, presenting its final report before dissolution, recommended
Selectboard · Meeting of February 10, 2026
South Hadley Selectboard dissolves Budget Task Force and OKs February 25 Special Town Meeting warrant. Chair Jeff Cyr dissented on the motion to strike a $3 million budget scenario from Appendix A, which passed 4–1. The Budget Task Force, presenting its final report before dissolution, recommended a phased fiscal approach: a Proposition 2½ override for FY2027, fee adjustments and School Choice review in year one, medium-term emphasis on efficiency and PILOT programs, and long-term economic development and regional collaboration to stabilize the town's finances.
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Source: the Selectboard meeting of February 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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