Shrewsbury approves $169.8 million fiscal 2027 operating budget.
Shrewsbury Town Meeting passes $169.8M budget and establishes fire fund. The May 18 Annual Town Meeting, held at Oak Middle School Auditorium with 202 members present, voted to raise $163.7 million through taxation and tap departmental revenues and reserves for an additional $6.1 million in the
Town Meetings · Meeting of May 18, 2026
Shrewsbury Town Meeting passes $169.8M budget and establishes fire fund. The May 18 Annual Town Meeting, held at Oak Middle School Auditorium with 202 members present, voted to raise $163.7 million through taxation and tap departmental revenues and reserves for an additional $6.1 million in the fiscal 2027 operating budget. Simultaneously, the meeting authorized $2.8 million in capital spending: $2.1 million for sewer pump station and infiltration improvements, $1.3 million for water system upgrades including well and tank replacements, and $500,000 for stormwater drainage work.
The meeting also established a Fire Apparatus Replacement Fund under state law and allocated $475,000 from Free Cash for future emergency vehicle acquisitions. A motion to transfer $1 from Free Cash for prior-year departmental bills was defeated.
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Source: the Town Meetings meeting of May 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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