Finance Committee approves $18M school district budget with modest increase
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 12, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Manchester Finance Committee approves $18M regional school budget with 5.4 percent increase. Chair Sarah Mellish and the Committee unanimously backed the Manchester Essex Regional School District operating budget of $18,058,187.50, along with a $2,573,924.16 capital budget and the North Shore Agricultural and Technical School budget of $171,435. Finance Director Andrea Mainville reported current-year Snow and Ice Removal costs running $200,000 over budget and legal expenses short by $100,000, with plans to seek a warrant article at Annual Town Meeting to cover the deficit.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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