Support the Board of Selectmen
Neil Rossen
by susan on February 26, 2010
The regional school committee on Wednesday night approved a budget for
the coming fiscal year that is a 0.66% increase over the current
year’s budget. But because of growing enrollments, Southborough’s
share of the budget will be 5% higher than it was last year.
Southborough taxpayers will be asked to cover $5.7 million of the
$13.4 million budget. Northborough would pay $7.7 million, a decrease
of about 3%.
The Metrowest Daily News reports Southborough selectman Bill Boland
was reluctant to support a budget that was not at least level-funded.
“If only there was an extra million dollars out there, everybody would
be happy,” he said. “The truth is, we don’t have any money, and for
the Regional School Committee to ask for an increase is hard for me to
support since every other town department is getting hit.”
Voters will get their say at town meeting on April 12.