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Saturday, October 31, 2026 Sunderland, Massachusetts · Change town
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Selectboard Approves Police Academy Funding Agreement

Sunderland Selectboard unanimously approved Police Academy funding for a new full-time officer. The 3-0 vote backed a memorandum of understanding with cost-recovery provisions if the officer leaves before specified tenure. The Selectboard and Finance Committee also extensively discussed fiscal 2027

Selectboard or Town Administrator · Meeting of March 2, 2026

Sunderland Selectboard unanimously approved Police Academy funding for a new full-time officer. The 3-0 vote backed a memorandum of understanding with cost-recovery provisions if the officer leaves before specified tenure. The Selectboard and Finance Committee also extensively discussed fiscal 2027 budget requests from Sunderland Elementary School and Frontier High School, with a possible five percent override under consideration.

Finance Committee member D. Korpita summarized how the state calculates Foundation Budget allocations.

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Source: the Selectboard or Town Administrator meeting of March 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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