Finance Committee approves $46.2 million FY27 budget
Oak Bluffs Finance Committee approves $46.2M budget, SRO restored. The committee voted 7-0-1 to advance the fiscal 2027 budget at $46,224,066.87, restoring the School Resource Officer position despite other fiscal pressures, with Maura McGroarty abstaining. Town Administrator Deborah Potter also
Finance & Advisory Committee · Meeting of March 5, 2026
Oak Bluffs Finance Committee approves $46.2M budget, SRO restored. The committee voted 7-0-1 to advance the fiscal 2027 budget at $46,224,066.87, restoring the School Resource Officer position despite other fiscal pressures, with Maura McGroarty abstaining. Town Administrator Deborah Potter also steered approval of four April warrant articles: two cemetery fund transfers of $15,000 each and a $50,000 emergency appropriation for EMS bay heating.
The committee additionally backed a $175,000 wastewater equipment transfer and Community Preservation appropriations for a Sharks recreational project.
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Source: the Finance & Advisory Committee meeting of March 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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