Government

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board sets three FY27 budget figures, puts two override amounts on May ballot

Southampton Select Board votes 3-1 to place two override amounts before voters in May.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 26

Government · Planning Board

Southampton Planning Board unanimously backs peer review for proposed Cook Road cell tower

Southampton Planning Board unanimously endorsed an independent peer review of a proposed 160-foot cell tower at 1 Cook Road before a formal application has even been filed.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 18

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board Orders Three-Budget Plan Ahead of Override Vote

Southampton Select Board votes to present three budget options to voters as FY27 override debate sharpens.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 17

Government · Select Board

Southampton Boards Weigh Override Between $1.7 Million and $2 Million for FY27

Southampton's Select Board and Finance Committee met jointly Thursday to debate a Proposition 2.5 override expected to fall between $1.7 million and $2 million to balance a roughly $23 million FY27 budget.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 12

Government · Select Board

Southampton Boards Face $2.4 Million Gap, Eye Proposition 2½ Override for May

Southampton Select Board and Finance Committee confront a $2.4 million fiscal year 2027 budget gap with a Proposition 2½ override now under active planning.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 3

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board Approves Trust Withdrawal, Joins Finance Committee on $2.4M Budget Gap

Southampton faces a projected $2.4 million budget gap for fiscal year 2027, with a Proposition 2½ override now likely before the May 2 town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 3

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board hears FY27 budget preview without quorum

Southampton Select Board previews fiscal year 2027 budget without a quorum, taking no formal votes. Meeting Wednesday, two board members heard pitches from the town clerk, treasurer-collector, and town accountant covering a wide range of line items.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 25

Government · Select Board

Southampton Boards Face COA Funding Cliff, Highway Deficit in Joint FY27 Budget Hearings

Southampton Select Board and Finance Committee scrutinize four department budgets under override pressure. At a February 19 joint session, the boards reviewed FY27 spending requests from the Council on Aging, Board of Health, Public Library, and Highway Department, with no votes taken.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 19

Government · Select Board

Southampton Select Board Says FY27 Override Needed for Level Services

Southampton Select Board signals a Proposition 2 1/2 override will be required to fund level services in fiscal year 2027.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 17

Government · Select Board

Southampton Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings Across Four Departments

Southampton Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets for assessors, building, fire, and police departments with no new spending approved.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 12