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Select Board discusses FY2027-FY2031 forecast, potential override need

Select Board examines five-year financial forecast, identifies $2.1 million shortfall for FY2027. Chair Theresa H. Flynn and members discussed health insurance costs as the largest single expense driver and explored potential need for a future override in coordination with the School Committee and

Form of Government Study Committee defers prior minutes, hears DLS assessment.

Form of Government Study Committee hears Division of Local Services findings on charter structures and governance trends. Melinda Ordway presented analysis of comparable communities and noted that Shrewsbury operates under two separate acts, the Town Meeting Act and Town Manager Act, rather than a

Community Preservation Committee deems four projects eligible for funding

Shrewsbury Community Preservation Committee deems four projects eligible for community preservation funding. The committee unanimously approved eligibility for two Affordable Housing Trust programs—a rental assistance program and an affordable home repair program—plus field lighting at Maple Avenue