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Select Board unanimously approves FY2027 budget with twenty-thousand-dollar reductions

Topsfield Select Board unanimously approves FY2027 budget with twenty-thousand-dollar reductions. The five-member board, led by Chair Rafael McDonald, voted to advance the budget for Special Town Meeting with cuts including elimination of composting services, removal of porta-potties, reductions in

Select Board approves Iron Ox Farm sign, authorizes payroll signer for Treasurer Collector.

Select Board approves Iron Ox Farm sign, authorizes payroll signatory for Treasurer Collector. The Board voted 3-1-1 to grant the non-conforming sign permit at 241 Ipswich Road despite neighbor Howard Leavitt's concerns over visual clutter; Member Gregory Cerino opposed and Vice Chair Michelle

Finance Committee backs positive action on June special town meeting warrant.

Finance Committee backs special town meeting warrant on split vote. The committee voted 4–3 to recommend positive action on the June 16 special town meeting warrant containing the town operating budget and contingent cuts if proposed overrides fail, with members expressing concern about reserve

Select Board finalizes FY2027 budget framework for Special Town Meeting vote.

The Topsfield Select Board finalized the FY2027 budget presentation format for a June Special Town Meeting. Chair Rafael McDonald and the board approved an itemized reduction approach showing each line item cut tied to the three proposed overrides, with Town Administrator Kevin Harutunian and

Finance Committee schedules joint Select Board meetings to finalize budget cuts if overrides fail.

Topsfield Finance Committee schedules joint Select Board meetings to finalize budget override language. The committee approved prior minutes and scheduled sessions for Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. and Wednesday, May 27, at 6 p.m. to recommend warrant language and spending cuts tied to the failure of