The league recently voted whether to support the mayor's $11.4 million override proposal.
With roughly two months to go before the Newton voters decide whether to support Mayor Setti Warren's $11.4 million override package, the Newton League of Women Voters has voiced its opinion on the proposal. During its member meeting on Thursday, Jan. 10, the Newton LWV "voted overwhelmingly" in support of all three override questions, according to the Newton LWV's website. With the vote, the Newton LWV can now advocate on behalf of the override, the website says. The override stance will also be added to the Newton LWV's 2012-2013 program. Newton residents will consider the mayor's override proposal in a special election set for March 12. The proposal includes three ballot questions: For more details on the override and what will be …
If the Board of Aldermen approves, the city will hold a special election for three separate override questions on March 12, 2013.
The $11.4M package would include three separate ballot questions, including one tax levy override and two debt exclusion overrides.
Last night, Newton Mayor Setti Warren unveiled a $11.4 million tax override proposal that would help cover costs for new school buildings, roads, police staff, public safety equipment and a renovated fire station. The proposal asks the Board of Aldermen to approve a March 12, 2013 special election for residents to consider three separate tax override questions. The first question asks for an $8.4 million operational override that would cover a number of different capital needs including funding for projects in the schools, public works, police and fire departments. The second question would ask for approval of a debt exclusion override to cover the cost of rebuilding the 90-year-old Angier Elementary. The third question would ask for a …
Susan Huffman
9:03 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
I will be voting against all 3 of the overrides. I do not believe that they were well thought out at all. There is no need to increase the size of one of the elementary schools when they have not even considered giving Upper Falls back our neighborhood school. If we were to instead build a school over here, then our children would not have to be split up and bussed to other differing … more ›