Finance Committee launches budget season with six-week sprint.
The Stow Finance Committee opened budget season with a six-week sprint, establishing meetings through April 1st and approving Tom Farnsworth as the new Finance Committee representative to the Community Preservation Committee. Town Administrator Denise Dembkoski reported the town faces a difficult
Finance Committee · Meeting of January 13, 2026
STOW — The Stow Finance Committee opened budget season with a six-week sprint, establishing meetings through April 1st and approving Tom Farnsworth as the new Finance Committee representative to the Community Preservation Committee. Town Administrator Denise Dembkoski reported the town faces a difficult capital year with many expensive items pending, including a reported $3.5 million roof project for Hale School that committee members questioned as potentially excessive. Dembkoski said approximately $800,000 in free cash is available, with larger items such as a fire engine to be financed through borrowing.
The preliminary Minuteman Regional Technical School budget assessment came in 5.6 percent lower than FY26.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of January 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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