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Our reporting from Finance Committee meetings, newest first.

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee reviews deficit-reduction progress

Finance Committee narrows Plainville deficit to $866,000 through cuts. Chair Mark Johnson led the committee through budget-reduction discussions, confirming that voluntary department cuts totaling $270,000 have narrowed the town's estimated deficit from $1.135 million. Liaisons were assigned to

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves prior meeting minutes, budget discussions

Finance Committee approves prior minutes, explores World Cup housing revenue. Plainville's Finance Committee unanimously approved minutes from three prior meetings held in February and March and discussed municipal expense-reduction strategies to balance the budget. Chair Mark Johnson and members

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee reviews school budgets without formal votes

Plainville Finance Committee convenes to review budgets from three regional school systems. The Finance Committee heard presentations from King Philip Regional School District Superintendent Dr. Rich Drolet, Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School, and Plainville Superintendent Jennifer

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee reviews departmental liaison reports

Finance Committee hears from departmental liaisons on budget matters. Chair Mark Johnson absent; Acting Chair Nicholas Sammarco presided via Teams. Library Director Melissa Campbell reported electricity costs rising to $24,000 annually due to heat pump usage and noted a 14 percent increase in

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves Animal Control transfer

Plainville Finance Committee approves Animal Control transfer, confronts $3.6M health insurance gap. Chaired by Mark Johnson, the committee unanimously backed the transfer to fund a new Animal Control vehicle, with the revolving fund holding an $89,000 balance. Ms. Hebert presented the town's

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee reviews DPW budget and capital equipment

Finance Committee reviews DPW budget and capital equipment purchases for roads and water infrastructure. The DPW reported spending $1.2 million to $1.3 million on paving 17 roads, including neighborhoods off South Street left untouched for more than 60 years. Capital equipment purchases include a

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee reviews FY2027 department budget proposals

Plainville Finance Committee hears FY2027 budget presentations from Assessor, Parks, and Aging departments. Chair Mark Johnson presided, with Board of Assessors Principal Assessor John Groh requesting a $955 increase for a database update. Parks Director John Teiner, following a mid-year raise to

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