Select Board and School Committee discuss $478,532 FY 2027 budget deficit
Bourne Select Board and School Committee clash over $478,532 FY 2027 budget deficit. Town Administrator Marlene McCollem reported that revised state Cherry Sheet assessments, delivered in late January, created the gap; the town had assumed level funding. School Committee Chair Donel Beals and
Select Board · Meeting of March 10, 2026
Bourne Select Board and School Committee clash over $478,532 FY 2027 budget deficit. Town Administrator Marlene McCollem reported that revised state Cherry Sheet assessments, delivered in late January, created the gap; the town had assumed level funding. School Committee Chair Donel Beals and Superintendent Dr.
Kerri Anne Quinlan-Zhou said the school budget reflects per-pupil spending on par with surrounding districts and pledged to revisit their process, but Select Board Vice Chair Anne-Marie Siroonian cautioned against relying on projected recovery from Upper Cape Technical School billing errors. The Finance Committee hearing has been delayed to March 30 to allow further work on balancing the budget for Annual Town Meeting.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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