Stow Finance Committee unanimously approves $415,529 in year-end transfers to close budget gaps. The general fund transfers, authorized by the Select Board, were drawn from salary savings in the Department of Public Works, Conservation, and Library to address a snow and ice removal deficit of
Stow Finance Committee maintains its prior position against Common Road petition amendments. At its May 9 meeting, Chair Brian Patuto moved to alter the committee's recommendation on an amended citizens petition for Common Road, which sought Select Board reconsideration and free-cash allocation for
Stow Finance Committee endorsed the $39.2 million annual budget and approved 50 of 50 warrant articles for May 9 town meeting, with two rejections. Chair Brian Patuto and the Committee voted 4-0 to recommend favorable action on the $39,167,501 budget, reflecting timing gaps in departmental requests
Finance Committee postpones warrant article votes until April 15 public hearing. Chair Brian Patuto set an April 15 deadline for edits to the draft annual report and explained that administrative articles, the general budget, wage schedule, and Select Board reports could be approved as a group at
Finance Committee unanimously approves $9,000 police reserve fund transfer for sergeant assessment. Town Administrator Denise Dembkoski reported FY27 capital spending of approximately $2.499 million, funded by $2.075 million in certified free cash earmarked for stabilization, OPEB, and snow and ice
Finance Committee reviews Minuteman Vocational and Stow FY27 budgets. Superintendent Heidi Driscoll and Business Manager Nikki Andrade presented Minuteman's $33.5 million FY27 budget, which increased 2.99 percent; Stow's assessment decreased 6.85 percent to 54 enrolled students. Town snow and ice
Finance Committee unanimously approves FY2025 annual report and opens budget review for FY2027. Chair Brian Patuto reported revenues up 2.5 percent while state aid dropped nearly 32 percent, from $800,000 to $550,000; stabilization fund stands at $1,691,393, or 4.86 percent of budget. Town
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
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