Dave Watkins

Hadley Finance Committee hears across-the-board warnings that the fiscal year 2026 budget will not hold without fall free-cash relief or a Proposition 2½ override.

Hadley Finance Committee assigns department liaisons and confronts a nearly $500,000 structural budget gap heading into Town Meeting.

Hadley Finance Committee meets without staff, flags budget and zoning concerns. The four-member panel — Chair Amy Fiden, Shardul Parmar, Paul Benjamin, and Andy Kopel — convened February 26 without Town Administrator Mike Mason or Town Treasurer Linda, both unavailable, limiting the meeting's scope.