Whitman Board of Selectmen approves June 11 special town meeting warrant with three articles
Whitman Board of Selectmen approves June 11 special town meeting warrant and hears stark budget figures after override vote.
WHITMAN -- May 27, 2025, Whitman Board of Selectmen approves June 11 special town meeting warrant and hears stark budget figures after override vote. The board unanimously signed a three-article warrant covering a revised fiscal year 2026 budget and two collective bargaining placeholders for police and fire unions, and voted to appoint Sharon La Piccolo as temporary treasurer-collector. Town Administrator Sean Cotter told the board the school district has been asked to cut $1,064,765 from its original budget proposal while the town side absorbs a cut of just under $1 million, leaving the district with a roughly 4.01 percent budget increase against a 1.62 percent increase for municipal departments. Of the approximately $830,000 in new fiscal year 2026 revenue available, $781,000 is allocated to the schools, a figure Cotter called "the lion's share." Cotter said he expects Superintendent Jeff Simonak to present the proposal to the School Committee on June 4 ahead of the June 11 vote.
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