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-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
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 approves more than $20.8 million in regional school assessments for fiscal year 2027.
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
Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee unanimously recommends $31.9 million capital budget dominated by PFAS remediation and culvert replacement.
Finance Committee examines $28 million capital agenda and regional school spending. Manchester Essex Regional School District's $33.9 million FY27 budget, serving 1,156 students, is down $600,000 from December projections thanks to increased Circuit Breaker funding, lower health insurance costs,
Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee reviews school budget drivers and projects a roughly 4.2 percent combined tax rate increase for fiscal year 2027.
Finance Committee approves $5.9 million in FY27 operating budgets across all town departments. Chair Sarah Mellish and the seven-member committee voted unanimously on eight departmental budgets, including $240,788 for the Assessor's Office and $2,498,122 for benefits and insurance. Town
Manchester Finance Committee approves multiple FY27 town budgets and flags building permit fees as too low.
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