Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee Votes 7-1 to Recommend Zero for Non-Mandated School Busing

Whitman Finance Committee votes 7-1 to recommend zero funding for non-mandated school busing in the fiscal year 2027 budget.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee Tables School Busing Cut, Sets April 22 Return Date

Whitman Finance Committee tables $235,000 non-mandated busing cut and splits over town clerk salary freeze.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee Backs No-Override FY27 Budget, Library Spared

Whitman Finance Committee endorses a no-override fiscal year 2027 budget plan that keeps the library open.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 6

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee Debates Library Override, Splits on Budget Path Forward

WHITMAN -- March 31, 2026, Whitman Finance Committee debates library override and budget cuts as a $500,000 structural deficit forces hard choices. Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter told the committee that a Board of

Townbrief reporting · Mar 31

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee Flags $400,000 FY27 Gap in Line-by-Line Budget Review

Whitman's Finance Committee opened a line-by-line FY27 budget review Tuesday, aiming to close an estimated $400,000 structural deficit before a planned April 7 joint session with the Board of Selectmen.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee Splits Repair Bill, Eyes $500,000 Budget Gap

Whitman Finance Committee votes to split a $11,730 HVAC repair bill and hears a sobering fiscal year 2027 budget briefing.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 17

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman-Hanson Schools Propose $66.8 Million Budget After Eliminating 2 Million in Spending

Whitman-Hanson Regional School District proposes a $66.8 million FY27 budget built on $2 million in cuts completed in six weeks.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 10

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee approves six backlogged meeting minutes, hears DPW project closeout

Whitman Finance Committee clears a six-meeting backlog of minutes and hears that the new DPW building project is closing out with $623,324 returned to the town.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 3

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Voc-Tech Assessment Drops $42,000 as New Building Debt Looms in Fiscal 2028

Whitman Finance Committee hears voc-tech budget proposal as town grapples with nearly $1.5 million deficit.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 10

Government · Finance Committee

Whitman Finance Committee eyes $1.48 million deficit as school debt costs mount

Whitman Finance Committee hears of a $1.48 million deficit and rising school construction debt costs.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 3