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 presents budget options and details on school roof project to residents. Select Board Member Robert Kmetz outlined fiscal year 2027 budget options and potential service reductions if override questions fail, while Masco School Committee Chair Adrienne Heaphy-Tenney detailed the
Topsfield Conservation Commission approves nine permits and amends enforcement orders with June 24 deadline. The commission approved Certificates of Compliance for four residential properties, issued an Order of Conditions for a deck expansion and kitchen garden at 76 Campmeeting Road, and
Select Board appoints Council on Aging member, accepts flower donation. The Topsfield Select Board voted unanimously to appoint Anna Colella to the Council on Aging Board for a three-year term, filling one of two current vacancies. The board also accepted a $5,500 donation from the Topsfield
Topsfield Select Board unanimously advances Special Town Warrant to June Special Town Meeting voters. The board approved the warrant packet at its May 27 work session, with all five members voting yes on the motion made by Chair Rafael McDonald. The warrant includes the FY2027 Town Operating
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 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 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
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
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
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