Year-over-year changes in recurring warrant articles from Annual and Special Town Meetings.
These charts track budget lines that recur across multiple Annual Town Meetings (2016–2026) and Special Town Meetings (2020–2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 — no STM was held in 2025). Each bar represents the dollar amount appropriated or transferred as voted at that year's meeting.
The Operating Budget (the main appropriation article) is not shown here because the final figure is voted at the meeting floor and does not appear in the warrant. Enterprise fund totals, capital programs, and recurring financial transfers are tracked instead. Dollar amounts come directly from the official warrant text.
Articles that appear at every Annual Town Meeting. Grouped by subject area. Hover any bar for the exact dollar figure.