Selectboard reviews school budget requests with substantial increases
Sunderland Selectboard reviewed multiple FY27 budget requests with substantial increases driven by health insurance and wage costs. Finance Director Shelley Poreda presented Sunderland Elementary School's budget request for a 15.95 percent increase or $572,899, featuring a second consecutive 20
Selectboard or Town Administrator · Meeting of February 23, 2026
Sunderland Selectboard reviewed multiple FY27 budget requests with substantial increases driven by health insurance and wage costs. Finance Director Shelley Poreda presented Sunderland Elementary School's budget request for a 15.95 percent increase or $572,899, featuring a second consecutive 20 percent health insurance hike and $193,000 in wage increases. Frontier High School's budget request showed a 3.94 percent increase totaling $523,460.
Franklin County Technical School officials presented a $238 million capital project with proposed MSBA assistance that would cost Sunderland approximately 5.75 percent of the capital assessment over 30 years.
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Source: the Selectboard or Town Administrator meeting of February 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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