The Finance Commission confirmed meeting plans and liaison updates for the spring budget calendar. Commissioners left a March 6 meeting on the calendar to meet with the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) and discussed adding a separate March 13 meeting to meet with the schools; the commission agreed to try to keep CPC on the sixth and add a short meeting with the schools on the thirteenth if schedules allow.

CPC liaison Eric reported the committee completed public hearings and voted to recommend seven applications; CPC also increased its recommended amount for the Housing Authority roof project to secure additional matching dollars. The commission agreed to receive CPC’s recommendations at the March 6 meeting.

The nut graf: commissioners emphasized the need for multiple meetings in March — CPC on March 6, a potential schools meeting on March 13 and a facilities/Blue Hills session scheduled for March 20 — so the commission can review preliminary budgets and hear departmental presentations ahead of town meeting and final warrant deadlines.

Ending: Staff will confirm schedules and circulate material; commissioners noted photo for the annual report would be taken at the meeting and that more detailed budget books would follow.