![]() In other business at its recent meeting, selectmen voted to support sending a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Greenmont Avenue School. The Proposition 2½ law limits tax increases to 2.5% of the town’s tax levy but allows increases in the levy limit based on new development and other growth in the tax base. In response to a question from Selectman Joe DiRocco, Garofalo explained that the amount above 2.5% comes from new growth in the town. The budget will result in a 2.79% increase in the property taxes that homeowners and businesses pay. The enterprise funds are a separate reporting mechanism for water, sewer and other governmental activities. ![]() Nondiscretionary spending makes up another $30 million and the town’s enterprise funds account for the remainder of the budget. Templeton I’ve been writing romance for over twenty-five years now, and have had the privilege of writing for New York publishers, small innovative E-publishers, as well as Indie publishing my own work. The School Department portion of the budget is nearly $46.9 million. View Julia Sachs profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. The town portion of the budget, not including water and sewer, is $24.3 million. Garofalo described it as a “level services budget,” representing all departments except the water and sewer departments. That’s according to a presentation to the Board of Selectmen this week by Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director Victor Garofalo. ![]() ![]() ![]() DRACUT - The town’s preliminary operating budget for fiscal 2024 is $117.4 million, a $3.2 million increase from the current fiscal year’s budget. ![]()
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