Finance Committee

Hadley Finance Committee hears warnings on library staffing, DPW fleet, and dike grant eligibility. The committee met April 9 to review FY26 budgets for the Hadley Public Library and the Department of Public Works, taking no formal votes.

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.

Hadley Finance Committee spends January session on solar economics, fiber broadband, and DPW facility costs.

Hadley convenes new Insurance Advisory Committee to review employee health coverage after double-digit premium increases.