It’s a tight budget and we’ll have to watch closely to see whether its assumptions hold up.
Budget
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Items of Local Interest in the FY17 Budget
The following items of local interest were adopted in the FY17 budget: Belmont (amendments offered by Representative Roger and included in the final package): 2000-1000: “and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for energy conservation projects for school and town buildings in Belmont;” 2800-0401: “provided, that not less than $50,000 shall …
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FY2017 Budget
Lots of hard work done; lots left to do to get to end of job on the budget. The Senate process is complete. The House-Senate conference process begins shortly.
Extraordinary Special Education Costs
The Senate adopted a budget amendment #142 sponsored by Senator Brownsberger titled “Extraordinary Special Education Costs.” This amendment would make $500,000 available for communities, like Watertown, in which “special education costs exceed 25 per cent of the total district costs and in which tuition and other circuit-breaker eligible costs for placements at an approved private school …
BELMONT RESIDENT 2016 GUN BUYBACK EVENT
On Saturday, June 11th Belmont residents will have an opportunity to dispose of unwanted firearms and ammunition in exchange for grocery store gift cards. Drop off location will be at the Belmont DPW Yard, 37 C Street, between 10 a.m. and 3 p. m. NO QUESTIONS ASKED/NO ID REQUIRED. The Belmont Gun Buyback is sponsored …
FY17 Budget Priorities Letter to Senate Ways and Means
Today, Senator Brownsberger submitted this letter to the Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means outlining his budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2017 (beginning on July 1, 2016). Education, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and addressing excessive fees on people on probation and parole are among his top priorities.