Two years after residents approved an $8.4 million override, rising costs and limited projected revenue have left Belmont Public Schools preparing for a tense balancing act in the upcoming fiscal year 2028 budget. “There continues to be a tension between available resources and needs,” Superintendent Jill Geiser said in an email to The Voice. Discussions around revenue — which funds both the municipal and school budgets — will begin in the fall. According to Warrant Committee Chair Paul Rickter, the upcoming fiscal year 2028 budget is the last the town can do with its current revenue without looking for an