PLYMOUTH - April 7, 2026 - Finance Director Lynne Barrett and Town Manager Derek Brindisi presented a sobering five-year fiscal outlook to the Select Board on Tuesday night, warning of a projected $1.4 million deficit for the 2028 fiscal year. While Barrett characterized the immediate future as “fiscal challenges” rather than a “fiscal cliff,” she cautioned that the town’s reliance on dwindling new growth from major developments like Pinehills and Redbrook could lead to a significant financial crisis by 2030 if strategies are not implemented to curb spending or find new revenue sources.
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The Plymouth Select Board dedicated much of its Tuesday evening session to the town’s long-term financial health, receiving both a revised budget timeline and a detailed five-year forecast [02:12:14]. The new budget calendar, which assumes Town Meeting approval of a shift from April to May, is designed to allow the town to utilize more accurate state aid figures from the Governor’s January budget proposal [02:17:05].
