Select Board, Finance Committee approve FY2027 warrant with splits on school and capital articles
Select Board · Meeting of April 9, 2026
Rutland Select Board and Finance Committee approve FY2027 warrant with notable splits. The Select Board voted unanimously to advance all 24 articles, while the Finance Committee rejected recommendations on Wachusett Regional School District funding and Heights property re-appropriation on 2-3 votes, citing frustration with school assessment growth amid municipal layoff risk and insufficient progress on the Heights. The Finance Committee tabled a $575,000 borrowing article pending Town Administrator Heather Butler's discussions with the Recreation Director over cost-sharing for pool work.
The FY2027 operating budget includes a Proposition 2½ override and relies on $857,000 in Free Cash; the town enters Town Meeting with approximately $1,035,000 in reserves.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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