Finance Committee

DOUGLAS -- April 7, 2026, Douglas Finance Committee previews tight May 4 town meeting warrant dominated by school cuts, capital needs, and a vanishing free cash cushion. Meeting April 7, the committee heard that a surprise highway backhoe failure and doubled sludge-disposal costs, the water department's single largest

DOUGLAS -- March 24, 2026, Douglas schools face a $762,000 deficit heading into May town meeting, with staff layoffs already underway. Superintendent Paul Vieira and Business and Operations Manager Diana Landry told the Finance Committee on March 24 that 19.5 positions have already been identified for elimination, including 12

DOUGLAS -- March 24, 2026, Douglas schools face a $762,000 deficit heading into May town meeting, with staff layoffs already underway. Superintendent Paul Vieira and Business and Operations Manager Diana Landry told the Finance Committee on March 24 that 19.5 positions have already been identified for elimination, including 12

DOUGLAS -- March 10, 2026, Douglas Finance Committee hears school district faces $1.5 million FY27 gap and potential elimination of 15 to 20 staff positions. Superintendent Paul Vieira and new Business Manager Diana Landry told the committee Tuesday that special education costs have surged from a budgeted $2.1 million

DOUGLAS -- February 24, 2026, Douglas Finance Committee hears highway deficit could approach $1 million as salt runs low. Highway Superintendent and Building Maintenance Manager Adam Furnow told the Finance Committee on February 24 that the town's snow-and-ice account, which started the fiscal year at $266,000,