Finance panel warns of $1 million budget gap

From Halifax News

• Finance panel warns of $1 million budget gap. Halifax's Finance Committee weighed a reserve fund transfer for the town's new interim administrator as the chair warned that rising fuel and electricity costs against flat revenue could leave the town about a million dollars short in fiscal 2028.Halifax News
• Zoning board rejects 150-foot cell tower. Halifax's Zoning Board unanimously rejected a 150-foot cell tower proposed for 285 Holmes Street, ruling that the carrier's bid for setback variances as large as 67.9 feet ran too far afoul of the town's fall-zone bylaw.Halifax News
• School Committee appoints James to open seat. Halifax's School Committee and Board of Selectmen picked James over fellow finalist Sam for an open School Committee seat, as the district braces to draft another 10 percent budget-cut scenario for December amid enrollment at a four-year high.Halifax News
• Library trustees open fiscal 2027 budget talks. Halifax library trustees set 2026 holiday hours and opened budget talks for fiscal 2027, after the director said a 10 percent cut would hit staff hardest and floated repealing outdated policies, including a photography ban.Halifax News
• Health board pauses septic variance over runoff fears. Halifax's Board of Health put off a septic repair variance at 19 Wamsutta Avenue after an abutter warned the design could flood her property, with a site visit planned before an October 21 vote.Halifax News

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