Hadley Finance Committee Drops December 15 Meeting, Sets Multi-Board Budget Session for December 17

HADLEY — December 1, 2025 — Hadley Finance Committee flags $100,000 local-receipt shortfall and sets December 17 multi-board budget meeting. Meeting Monday, the five-member committee — Chair Amy Feiden and members Andy Kopacki, Peter Matusko, Pam Hague, and Paul McCretzky — reviewed financial data showing local receipts of approximately $864,000 year-to-date against roughly $960,000 at the same point last fiscal year, with Building Department permit fees identified as a likely contributor. Members also noted the town's free-cash balance of approximately $700,000 may be reduced to $500,000 pending confirmation of a possible calculation error. The committee canceled its December 15 meeting and will instead attend a multi-board session December 17 with the Select Board, Board of Assessors, and School Committee, where members expect to be asked whether the town should pursue another Proposition 2.5 override — which failed two-to-one earlier this year — or pursue deeper service cuts; members indicated they do not believe a second override attempt, without structural changes, is viable.