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Finance Committee

Members: Sarah Mellish, Andy Oldeman, Mory Creighton, John Croft, Dean Nahatis, Peter Twining

Finance Committee approves separate warrant article for Senior Center design funding.

Finance Committee votes $350,000 for Senior Center design and procurement. Town Administrator Tony Barletta presented the expanded Senior Center concept, now budgeted at $7.2 million—more than double the original $3 million estimate—and requested $350,000 for full design work funded from the Parks

Manchester Finance Committee Separates $350K Senior Center Design as Distinct Warrant Article

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, March 19, 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea's Finance Committee voted to separate a $350,000 Senior Center design request into its own Warrant Article after a conceptual cost estimate for the project jumped to $7.2 million, more than double the $3 million previously

Finance Committee approves $18M school district budget with modest increase

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

Manchester Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $20.8 Million in Regional School Assessments

Manchester Finance Committee approves more than $20.8 million in regional school assessments for fiscal year 2027.

Finance Committee backs $31.9M capital budget with major borrowing plan.

Finance Committee unanimously approved a $31.9 million capital budget with $29 million in new borrowing for PFAS remediation, Rotunda restoration, and Central Street Culvert work. Finance Director Andrea Mainville projected tax rate increases to $9.05 with full debt service, a 2.18 percent