Finance panel green-lights FY27 budgets totaling $176.4 million as year-end fixes drain reserves.
Chelmsford Finance Committee approves $176.4 million operating budget for fiscal 2027. The panel unanimously backed $78.15 million for schools and $86.4 million for general government operations, with one abstention on a mid-year FY26 adjustment of $1.14 million drawn from reserves to cover a
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 26, 2026
Chelmsford Finance Committee approves $176.4 million operating budget for fiscal 2027. The panel unanimously backed $78.15 million for schools and $86.4 million for general government operations, with one abstention on a mid-year FY26 adjustment of $1.14 million drawn from reserves to cover a severe winter's snow removal costs and elevated legal expenses. Committee Chair J.
Clancy secured votes on six enterprise budgets, capital projects totaling $6.43 million, and six zoning amendments; the committee deferred action on Articles 27 and 28, the outdoor lighting bylaw and its companion zoning change, pending text revisions requested by members E. MacDonald and A. Tanini.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 26, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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