As a parent invested in the NPS’ success, it gives me no pleasure to OPPOSE the Operating Override. An overwhelming number of parents[1] feels NPS is NOT headed in the right direction. Newton first needs to acknowledge the problem and develop a plan to fix it, before seeking override funds.…
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Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has proposed a tax override and two debt exclusions, each of which, if approved by voters, will increase Newton’s property taxes to fund the purposes associated with each. (The Mayor also proposed exemptions to mitigate the effects of these tax increases on economically vulnerable taxpayers.) Newton voters…
Board members of the Newton News Foundation — Burton Glass, Aaron Goldman, Matt Hills, Joe Hunter, Rhanna Kidwell, Anne Larner, and Alan Schlesinger — announced on December 15 that the foundation’s online news service, Newton Beacon, will launch in mid-January — at first with limited scope focused on Mayor Fuller’s…
At the last full City Council meeting, the Council voted to put all of the override-related questions on the ballot: the general override, the two debt exclusion overrides, the exemptions, the date of the election, and the cost for the election. Councilor Gentile was not able to attend the previous…
A ballot-question committee, Vote Yes for Newton, has been formed to advocate for the approval of three override proposals totaling $14.9 million. The three questions will be decided in an election in March 2023. The committee is co-chaired by Christine Dutt and Kerry Prasad, and Kevin Spector is treasurer. Kerry…
Jenn Adams of NewTV’s Newton News interviewed Mayor Fuller today about the proposed override and debt exclusions.
At the City Council meeting on Monday evening, Mayor Fuller proposed several docket items related to a $9.175 million general override, debt exclusion overrides for Countryside and Franklin Schools ($2.3 million and $3.5 million), and related exemptions (see New Docket, pp. 3-5) during her presentation of the FY2023-2027 Capital Improvement…