Winchendon Finance Committee flags $634,000 budget shortfall. Chair Thomas J. Kane Jr. presented a report that the committee unanimously approved, warning that anticipated revenues of $39.4 million will fall short of budgeted expenses of $40 million, leaving a $634,000 gap. The town must develop a
Winchendon Finance Committee endorses $20.77 million operating budget and water rate hike. Chair Thomas J. Kane Jr. led the committee through recommendations on 29 warrant articles for the May 18 Annual Town Meeting, unanimously backing the $20,770,350 fiscal 2027 operating budget and approving a
Winchendon Finance Committee addresses budget overages with $95,000 snow and ice transfer. Chair Thomas J. Kane Jr. discussed year-to-date overages in school transportation and Fire Department accounts, including special education transportation exceeding budget and the spare houseman account
Town Manager McKinney presents FY27 budget to Winchendon finance bodies. In a joint meeting on March 30, Vice-Chair Charles C. Corts presided over the Finance Committee while Board of Selectmen Chair Andrew Beauvais led the selectmen. Town Manager Bill McKinney and Superintendent Charlotte King
Winchendon Finance Committee hears $35.5M Montachusett Tech budget. The school's proposed FY2027 budget, up 2.5 percent from FY2026, includes a required Winchendon contribution of $580,921, an increase of $11,367. Superintendent Tom Brown and Business Manager Tammy Crockett reported that
Winchendon Finance Committee reviews fire ambulance expansion proposal. Chair Thomas J. Kane Jr. and the committee heard Fire Chief Tom Smith present a plan to hire two additional firefighters to handle ambulance calls from Clearbrook treatment center, currently covered by Templeton. The proposal
Winchendon's boards weigh ambulance service expansion to offset budget gap. Fire Chief Tom Smith proposed hiring two additional firefighters to establish 24-hour ambulance staffing and secure contracts with neighboring towns, projecting $175,000 to $180,000 in additional annual revenue. Health
Finance Committee reviews state revenue trends and budget methodology. The committee examined Chapter 70 state education aid of $14,486,386 and overall state aid increases of roughly $100,000, while noting school choice sending tuition dropped from $960,000 to $891,000. Chair Thomas Kane raised
Finance Committee reviews three-year trends, identifies fixed-cost pressures. Chair Thomas J. Kane Jr. presented analysis of FY23 through FY26 spending, identifying health insurance and retirement as fixed costs representing 55 percent of the operating budget in FY23 at $9.215 million against a
Finance Committee hears FY25 close update and discusses tax bill spike. Accountant Anna Noyes reported fiscal 2025 books closing by month's end with no department-spending concerns, while Treasurer Katie Medina and Town Manager Bill McKinney attributed the recent jump in real estate tax bills to
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