Newton-Needham Chamber Board Endorses Override Proposal
The Board of Directors voted to endorse the mayor's override proposal at its Feb. 13 meeting.
With just a couple of weeks left until the special election, Mayor Setti Warren's $11.4 million override proposal is getting some support from the local business community. The Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to support all three proposed override questions, according to a press release issued today by the Chamber. Newton voters will head to the polls on March 12 to vote on the three override questions, which include an $8.4 million operating override as well as two debt exclusion overrides for the rebuilding of Angier and Cabot elementary schools. “This was not an easy decision because we recognize that increased property taxes are a significant burden for many Newton businesses,” Joseph De Vito, chairman …
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