Finance Committee reviews DPW and Enterprise Funds FY27 budgets
Finance Committee · Meeting of April 1, 2026
SAUGUS — Finance Committee examines FY27 DPW and Enterprise budgets without formal votes. Chairman Kenneth DePatto and committee members reviewed proposed increases in the Forestry Department ($5,000), Highway Department ($25,000), and Parks ($10,000), with salary line items attributed to contractual cost-of-living adjustments across all divisions. Director Brendan O'Regan reported vehicle repairs at $200,000 but declining year-over-year, while Town Manager Scott Crabtree acknowledged a significant snow-and-ice deficit from the winter season, which the Town is positioned to pay within the fiscal year.
The Sewer Enterprise Fund's primary expense driver is the Lynn Water and Sewer assessment covering Saugus' 15–20 percent share of treatment plant costs, with Director O'Regan noting the arrangement is favorable compared to potential MWRA assessment rates, while a $4.3 million sewer pump station modernization project remains a key capital investment.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of April 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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