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Select Board, Finance Committee amend FY27 budget ahead of override vote.

Topsfield Finance Committee and Select Board advance amended $28.5 million FY27 budget for special town meeting. Finance Committee Chair Che Elwell won unanimous approval for clarifying language to Article Second, with the committee voting 7-0 to recommend the adjusted motion ahead of the June 17

Finance Committee releases FY2027 budget letter amid failed overrides

Finance Committee releases FY2027 budget letter after voters reject overrides. The revised $28,454,186 budget, down $137,000 from May approval, requires three ballot overrides totaling $356,788 to balance, a General Operating Budget override of $123,000, Masco assessment of $140,316, and Essex Tech

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