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Town, FinCom warn of fiscal instability

June 17, 2023

By Jesse Floyd Correspondent Finance Committee member Lois Wasoff kicked off Town Meeting with a presentation carrying a simple warning: Budgetary priorities must change or the town could end up foundationally different.

Letter: FinCom and the school budget

June 2, 2023

Regarding Ms. Suarez’s recent letter to the editor, my comments on the school budget quoted in the May 11 article were in response to questions sent to me by The Concord Bridge. They

Letter: No FinCom ‘plan’ for School Budget

May 19, 2023

I am moved to write regarding the May 12 article, “FinCom Plan to Rein in School Budget Declined,” by Betsy Levinson. While the disproportionate school budget cuts proposed by the FinCom were

FinCom plan to rein in school budget declined

May 11, 2023

Though the presentation didn’t sway enough Town Meeting voters to pass, the Finance Committee offered a plan for a lower Concord Public School budget than the one that rose above the preliminary

Town finances concern Concord FinCom

April 13, 2023

Concord is ramping up for Town Meeting, with Finance Committee meetings and hearings through March, making recommendations on spending for the next fiscal year. So far, the town can meet financial obligations

Middle school article gets Fincom focus

January 4, 2023

Upcoming special Town Meeting asks voters to approve $110M for construction of a new middle school. “This increase of $7.2M will be funded, as was the original amount, through borrowing that is

FinCom backs Middle School article

November 22, 2022

Residents call for a closer look at the budget. After an hours-long hearing last week, the 15-member Finance Committee voted to support Article 5 on the special Town Meeting warrant, which asks

FinCom grapples with rising middle school cost

November 2, 2022

With rising interest rates and escalating construction costs, the Finance Committee is wrestling with the tax impact of approving more funds for the Middle School. A special Town Meeting has been called