Voters will get the budget at the March 16 annual town meeting.
Westborough Town Manager Jim Malloy presented a $79,299,038 budget proposal to selectmen Tuesday night, a 3 percent increase from current spending. The request is a level services town budget except for an estimated $11,000 to provide "the same, but better" emergency notification service as Reverse 911 when that ends in July, Malloy told the board at Westborough Town Hall. The proposal also is $351,661, or 2.6 percent, over the goal selectmen set this fall to maintain "the budget with a tax increase of no more than 2 percent over the FY13 level without including new growth as a part of the tax base," Malloy said during a PowerPoint presentation on his budget and capital plans. The budget includes the $42,694,208 school request supported by…
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Selectmen will hear it Tuesday night.
Westborough Town Manager Jim Malloy will present his proposed budget and capital plan to selectmen Tuesday night. The presentation is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. at Westborough Town Hall. The Westborough School Committee voted Dec. 19 to seek a 3.07 percent budget increase next year, which is less than the 3.67 percent initially recommended by Superintendent Marianne O'Connor. The $42,694,208 request does not include a new school transportation fee. Malloy is scheduled to review his budget with the advisory finance committee at 7:10 p.m. next Monday, Jan. 14 at town hall.
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