Select Board approves deficit snow-ice spending after two-foot storm dumps costs.
Select Board authorizes deficit snow-ice spending after two-foot storm. Town Administrator James Boudreau said the $497,115 snow budget has drawn down to 28 percent remaining, with the recent storm costing approximately $244,000; the vote to approve overspending marks the first time since 2018.
Select Board · Meeting of February 3, 2026
SCITUATE — Select Board authorizes deficit snow-ice spending after two-foot storm. Town Administrator James Boudreau said the $497,115 snow budget has drawn down to 28 percent remaining, with the recent storm costing approximately $244,000; the vote to approve overspending marks the first time since 2018. Schools Interim Superintendent Dr.
Thomas Rabb presented a $50.2 million FY27 budget adding 3.8 full-time positions, mostly paraprofessionals for special education, with no workforce reductions; South Shore Regional Vocational Superintendent Tom Hickey reported record enrollment and a 5.98 percent district budget increase that raises Scituate's annual assessment by $111,000. The board adopted a Sidewalk Sub-Committee scorecard ranking 38 town projects by safety, connectivity, and accessibility as a living document for annual review.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of February 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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