Board endorses $200,000 school stabilization transfer ahead of town meeting
Board unanimously endorsed $200,000 from stabilization for elementary school costs ahead of same-day Special Town Meeting. Chair Thomas Pratt, Vice Chair William Smith, and Clerk Jonathan Selig also recommended an unspecified stabilization transfer for police wages and approved establishing a
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of July 29, 2026
HALIFAX — Board unanimously endorsed $200,000 from stabilization for elementary school costs ahead of same-day Special Town Meeting. Chair Thomas Pratt, Vice Chair William Smith, and Clerk Jonathan Selig also recommended an unspecified stabilization transfer for police wages and approved establishing a receipts-reserved account for PFAS settlement proceeds. The Board described the stabilization transfers as temporary pending free cash certification and emphasized the need for long-term fiscal planning.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of July 29, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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