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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.