NORTH ATTLEBORO - The town's government has a budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 after the town council Monday night unanimously approved a budget of $121,014,415 for FY27.
The amount is $7.7 million or 6.8% higher than this year’s budget.
The debt for construction of the new high school accounts for $4.2 million or 55% of the increase.
Rising health costs also had a major impact on expenses for the new year.
The school department, which receives the most money, received an increase of 4%.
Councilors noted the majority of the discussion was held during earlier council meetings and those of the finance subcommittee.
Click the video below to watch highlights of the budget discussion and vote.
That meeting can be seen in its entirety on North TV’s Government Channel: Comcast channel 98 and Verizon channel 23 in North Attleboro.
You can also stream that meeting by cutting and pasting this link:
https://government.northtv.net/board-of-selectmen/town-council-06-08-2026
