Select Board launches FY28 planning amid potential override discussion
Select Board launches FY28 budget planning with override discussion. Town Administrator Chad Lovett outlined the fiscal 2028 process, requesting department budgets by October 15 with a draft due January 15, 2027. The plan includes three point five million dollars in pension funding; one override
Select Board · Meeting of August 19, 2026
NORWELL — Select Board launches FY28 budget planning with override discussion. Town Administrator Chad Lovett outlined the fiscal 2028 process, requesting department budgets by October 15 with a draft due January 15, 2027. The plan includes three point five million dollars in pension funding; one override may be needed through 2031.
School Superintendent Matt Keegan, joining a joint meeting with the Advisory and Capital Budget committees, discussed school capital and personnel needs pending a facilities audit. The board also unanimously appointed Tom Barry as Alternate Building Commissioner and Marynel Wahl to the Town Technology Ad Hoc Committee.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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