Finance Committee recommends $179,000 in town budget cuts and $88,000 school reduction
Harvard Finance Committee voted to recommend $179,000 in town budget cuts and $88,000 in school reductions. With six members present, the committee approved moving Police Cruiser funding to capital requests, shifting Buildings Department salary to a revolving account, and reducing Land Use Planner
Finance Committee · Meeting of February 10, 2026
Harvard Finance Committee voted to recommend $179,000 in town budget cuts and $88,000 in school reductions. With six members present, the committee approved moving Police Cruiser funding to capital requests, shifting Buildings Department salary to a revolving account, and reducing Land Use Planner hours to 19 per week. The committee also endorsed a single-tier Proposition 2 1/2 override of $396,754, subject to Select Board approval, while directing Finance Committee members to share individual survey data rather than a prioritized cut list with the Select Board.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of February 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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