Finance Committee

Finance Committee hears school budgets as town meeting nears without formal votes. Superintendent Matt D'Andrea presented a $38.2 million FY27 school budget, a $2.155 million increase over FY26, with nearly $6 million dedicated to out-of-district special education placements and transportation.

Wareham Finance Committee approves February minutes, vets Spring Town Meeting warrant. The committee heard presentations on 11 articles including a $300,000 Community Preservation request for Cranberry Manor Phase II affordable housing for seniors and a $700,000 CP allocation to Buzzards Bay

Wareham Finance Committee spent February 12 reviewing departmental budgets for fiscal year 2027. Chair Joseph Smith presided as the committee met with eighteen department heads and Town Administrator Derek Sullivan to examine spending requests for Water Pollution Control Facility, Emergency Medical

Wareham Finance Committee takes routine action on prior minutes and dues. Chair Joseph Smith presided over a five-member panel that unanimously approved October and December 2025 minutes and authorized $312 in payment to the Association of Finance Committee. The committee was informed of an Open