So if there's no permit required, you're all set to go. If there's a minor permit, the minimum requirement would be to capture and infiltrate 1 in of rainfall on the imperous surfaces. So this is a really light approach. It's just how much area of imperous surface are you adding? one inch of rainfall. That much volume of rainfall has to be managed on site. And then the major permit, which is um essentially what is currently in place, would require a planning board public hearing. Um site runoff and erosion controls that meet um the Massachusetts uh state storm water handbook requirements. Um and so that is again the same as our current bylaw uh our current regulation storm water permit but with a different set of triggers. So the next slide. So, here are a few examples of where no permit is required. What you see on the left, these are actual recent projects.
So, the dollar amount that they actually received is a little bit less than that. But note that in 2025 it was $97 per exam. So all of that was allocated to teachers in 2025 and again in 2026 it's down to $86.30. That full amount again is being allocated to teachers. So, we're in the process right now of asking all of our uh high schools to please fill out the what we call an E-AR personnel action request to make sure that all of those teachers receive their payment at the end of May. And then uh finally other district funds career um the career and technical education fund our CTED fund uh we have been engaged now in mediation with uh EVIT and note that the estimated revenues that we had on this grid was $973,000 and8 $973,800 that was reflecting our first payment uh in September but uh we've reached a mediated agreement couple of weeks ago where the uh EVID has agreed to pass through 85% of the dollars generated from the satellite ADM and um and that EIT will retain 11% leaving a 4% to be discussed later.
What you see on the left is a 900 ft addition to a home. A sizable addition. No permit prop would be required. And what you see on the right is a new barn. It's a 28t by 34t barn that results in 1500 land uh 1500 square foot of land disturbance. Again, no permit. The next slide shows um a new pool and a pool house. 20 x 40 foot pool and a 25 by 30 foot pool house results in 10,000 square feet of land disturbance. Um and so no permit would be needed there. Also a standard basketball court, a standard tennis court, a 15t wide driveway that's uh 665 ft long. That's the type of impervious surface that we're talking that would trigger the permit. So these are no permit examples. So then the next slide is an example of where a minor permit would be proposed.
So that 4% will be held in a separate account to be negotiated on later. Uh so that will bring up our expected revenues to over uh $3.5 million total. So that will be reflected in the final budget revision that we present to you on the 12th of May.
In this case, the two red uh squares are two large additions onto an existing home, a new driveway, and a new lawn. And the land disturbance area is 22,000 square feet. And then the next slide is where a major permit would be required. And this is what you see on the left is a new home with a pool, septic, and a long driveway disturbing 3 acres. And what you see on the right is a new home that's much smaller with a septic and a driveway disturbing 7 acres. Both of these would trigger um a major permit under the proposed bylaw. The last two slides I have are just some examples of what types of measures we're talking about in a stormwater permit. When we talk about erosion control during construction, these are temporary um installations that would, for example, help to mitigate the problem that we saw in the photos on Lake Street in my first slide.
Any questions on any of that before I move on. Okay, great. Uh student based funds. This is just a quick note about extracurricular tax credit. As you know, tax season is now over. April 15th was the deadline. So there has been an uptick in those revenues and so we're directly relating it to that April 15th deadline. Okay. Um so now we're going to move on to the quarterly report. So this represents the activity to date um for the the year ending March 31st 2026. And again, as we've shared before, whenever we share the quarterly, when we look at the monthly, we're looking at month-to-month the changes that have occurred month-to-month. When we look at the quarterly, we're comparing this quarter to the same time a year ago. And then also keep in mind that the data that is in these uh these graphs all come from the operating fund grid from the monthly report.
These um these would capture, direct or treat storm water runoff during construction from um disturbed ground surface. And the last slide shows storm water infiltration. So this is how would you capture and infiltrate runoff permanently from imperous surfaces like rooftops or patios. So what you see on the left is an above ground rain garden. You could also do it subsurface with a dry well. These can be scaled to different volumes of water that you're trying to capture. And um in short, this is sort of a brief summary of what we're uh trying to proposing to regulate with the storm water and land land disturbance management bylaw.
So, it's not all of our funds, but it's in that operating grid. uh so that you have an idea of what we're what what our um what where the data is coming from for these analyses. So we're going to talk about revenues and then of course talk about expenditures. So first operating revenue by source. A couple of notes here. Um federal the federal change $4.8 million a year ago to 3.6 six uh the current year likely is timing of when we've received Medicaid revenues or when we we have received -ate revenues. So uh that's probably a timing issue of when those revenues actually hit our books. But note the local the local a year ago was $70.7 million at this time and this year it's 80.3 in comparison. the state was $136 million last year and it's down by $7 million in the current year.
We would be open to any discussion. >> Thank Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Um is there anyone who wants to speak to this item? I asked for a hard copy. >> Yeah. >> So they save from it. >> I do too. >> What you going to get for a request? >> Nancy H. >> John Hargra 49 Rockwood Street. Uh I'm going to direct a butter to the Kage Crossing and Metobrook Commons uh 40B developments on Koolage Street. I support this article. I think it's a great idea. Um, under section 204C as amended, Kulage crossing clearly meets this major permit threshold. Of course, it's huge. It's over an acre of land disturbance, significant new impervious surface. I have two questions for the record. Number one, does the comprehensive permit already issued under 40B supersede this bylaw's permitting requirements? or is Toll Brothers required to obtain a storm water management permit from the planning board before breaking ground?
Couple of things are happening there. So, first, it's also a timing issue uh because the the the day that the month ends impacts when those revenues hit. So, that's a little bit part of the problem. However, every year the legislature uh sets the qualifying tax rate, the QTR, and that is the that is the rate that determines the split between the local taxpayer and the um state's general fund. So generally, and I can't remember when this happened, but shoot Jesse, maybe you you would remember, there was a change that occurred a few years back indicating that the legislature or is I don't know if it's the JBC that gives information regarding the QTR. So they they determine an amount on a state average of what the QTR should be to kind of keep that local versus state split roughly um consistent year-to-year. But that's a statewide average average.
Uh, second question is if the comprehensive permit does provide a waiver, does the DPW director's enforcement authority under section 206 still apply during active construction? Specifically, there's a stop work order and remediation provisions in there. Uh, and my ask is that the planning board provide written answers to those two questions before any construction permits are pulled. That's it. Thanks. >> I think he may have Oh, Nancy has 64 South Main Street. I think you may have answered my question. I was going to ask who is the per ultimate permitting authority? I think the question was who is the ultimate permitting authority? >> Yes, Stephanie, please. >> Um, so with respect to 40bs, um, 40Bs often bypass local regulations. So this partic this is this would be a town bylaw and 40bs through their process often apply for a list of local exemptions. I do not know off the top of my head if that particular uh development applied for a storm water management exemption.
In Gilbert, our assessed value has accelerated that much higher. So truly of that $10 million increase to local, about $7 million truly is due to the QTR. Our local taxpayer is contributing more on a dollar basis to our the education of our students than they had last year. So just just a note. So as we go through this, this is the um again it's just a different graphical representation. Um this is our operating revenue by fund. You can see in unrestricted capital the 30.4 million versus the 17.2. That's truly the expected amount of money we're we're expected to get. As you know, we've talked about this before on unrestricted capital. All the revenues that we get, whether it's from property tax or the general fund, we immediately deposit it into the unrestricted capital fund because it earns interest that we can spend. It increases our budget capacity.
Um so that is something that I would have to look into. Um, with respect to the permitting authority, the permit granting authority is the planning board or their design. Does that answer the the second question that was raised? >> I I think that was what was raised. Yes. The question I think was whether there was a role uh someone had suggested the DPW director had a role in this too. >> Yeah. So there's we have a permit granting authority uh which is the Sherburn planning board or its design and then there's also enforcement authorities which uh and I need to just um so the permit granting authority is the planning board or its design and then the DPW director or their design is the enforcing agent for unauthorized connections, unauthorized discharges, elicit discharges and obstructions of the MS4. So essentially that's what you see running off from construction sites, disturbing the streets, hooking into storm drains, things like that.
We can we can spend that money based upon those interest earnings. So last year we had those one-time monies that the that the legislature awarded that accounts for that $30.4 million in comparison to the 17.2 in the current year. Okay. And then the other classroom site fund, you would expect that classroom site fund would be very very much threearters of what we're expected to get. Um but the M O amounts um the M amounts are truly uh less than the 75% you would expect because of the state aid rollover that's still in play. So that's the big uh the big metric that we talk about every time when we we share the the quarterly report with you. And then this is just showing the the uh a column graph um to look at the expected versus the the received. So you can see clearly the difference.
Um >> okay, that's great. >> And and then the planning board is the enforcing agent for all other aspects of the bylaw. >> Thank you. Thank you. Does anybody else have any questions or comments? >> Yes, Addy May. >> Um Addy May Weiss one Jackson. Just wanted to make a comment on the first question that was asked regarding 40BS. 40bs. Um the zoning board of appeals has the authority for the comprehensive permit and they uh while local zoning doesn't apply, the state zoning does apply and our MS4 what we're referring to what the planning board has designated in the new terminology would be a major permit is fully the language of the state MS4 permit. So um yes there there they will compreh. >> Okay. Any any more questions or comments about the proposed bylaw rather than specific projects? Okay.
You can see that the M as an example $151 million is not threequarters of the total amount expected. So now moving on to the 2026 expenditures. Before I move on, are there any questions about about anything on the revenue side? Okay, great. So operating fund expenditures year-over-year comparison. So note first the salaries and benefits. Note that a year ago salaries were 28.3 million at this time and benefits were 62.9 million. Comparatively 62.8 million for benefits. We did have an increase in medical benefits accounting for that being pretty pretty much the same even though the salary spend was about $3 million less. That $3 million less on the salary is directly attributable to not needing as many staff members because of the loss of enrollment. That was borne out in particular when we shared the average teacher salary with you uh that the average teacher salary we would have expected it to to have increased by 2 and a.5% because that was the pay increase we awarded but it only increased by 7%.
Um hearing none, we can we can vote. Um this is a majority vote. The motion was to approve the article. So a yes vote is a vote to approve over 100, right? But I don't think this is a zoning. Is it a zoning? >> Okay. Is there anyone else who hasn't voted who wants to vote? >> It's a general bylaw. >> Okay. Seeing none, um we can >> reveal the total. So this is a this the article passes 81 to 20. >> Okay. And um the final article is article 16 to amend sections of the zoning bylaw. This is this will require a two-thirds vote. Mr. Bonder, does advisory have a motion? >> We do. >> That's what I I estimated. >> I move that the town vote to amend the Sherborn zoning bylaw chapter 240 as follows. Amend section 240-3.2 schedule of uses PN 14A.
So that accounts for that salary um decline year-over-year. Conversely, if you look at the operating uh amount there, our operating expenses have increased by $13 million quartertoarter um year-over-year. So that's generally due to increases in utilities. We have seen significant increases in fuel since January. So all of that is contributing um to that operating cost increase. Uh, one other note, uh, Miss Matin has shared with me that she and her team have been very much scrutinizing spend as it relates to Albert's areas because because they are doing a lot of repairs that are not necessarily capital and so they're scrutinizing those changing account codes for those to reflect an operating expense instead of an unrestricted capital expense. So some discipline of accounting is also contributing to that increase year year-over-year and then based upon that that's the end of my report. >> Thank you Miss Bats.
Delete uh section 240-3.2 schedule of uses PN27 low or moderate income apartments in its entirety. Amend section 240-3.2 table of uses PN26A multi-dwellings asterisk asterisk in the associated footnote. Delete section 240-3.2 table of uses PN27 low or moderate income apartments. Amend section 240-3.2 table of uses notation of quote OS end quote and amend section 240-3.3 living accommodations in non-residential buildings the complete text of which is available in hard copy at this town meeting. >> Second. >> Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Does the select board have a comment on this article? The select board voted unanimous support for this article. >> Okay. And uh Miss Harrison, you have some comments here. >> Yes. Thank you. Uh the planning board meant to discuss held public hearing on February 10th, 2026 and voted unanimously to support the miscellaneous zoning updates bylaw. Um I have just a couple of quick slides of what we're doing.
Is there any questions regarding that presentation? >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you very much. Moving on to the our consent agenda. Uh, is there a motion to approve our consent agenda as uh presented in tonight's outline? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Mr. Briner. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Robinson. Uh, all those in favor of approving tonight's consent agenda as outlined say I. >> I. I.