Politics & Government

Newton Still Within its Snow Removal Budget

Other nearby communities have needed to dip into reserves in order to pay for snow removal this winter.

While many local communities are struggling with their snow removal budgets this winter, Newton is still well within its budget at this point.

Newton has spent $4.3 million of its $5.8 million snow removal budget, Maureen Lemieux, Newton’s chief financial officer, told The Boston Globe.

Newton has increased its snow removal budget since 2010 when the budget was only $1 million.

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“We have never spent more than $5 million in a winter. I have no idea where we’re going to land,” Lemieux told The Boston Globe.

Newton spend just under $4 million last week on snow removal. The city usually spends between $3 million and $5 million each year. 

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Other nearby communities, meanwhile, have needed to dip into reserves in order to pay for snow removal this winter.

Read the full Boston Globe article here. 


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