 Governor Files Supplemental Budget to Close Fiscal YearBill Proposes to Strengthen State's Financial Reserves; Seeds New Disaster Relief and Resiliency Fund with $11 Million Williamstown Fin Comm Begins Review of FY25 Spending PlanTown Manager Robert Menicocci presented the Fin Comm with a preliminary budget of $24.8 million for FY25, up 4 percent from the $23.9 million spending plan for the current fiscal year. Governor Files Fiscal Year 2025 BudgetThe spending plan aims to make Massachusetts more affordable and improve quality of life through education, infrastructure and housing investments Great Barrington Sets Budget Planning SessionsThe public is encouraged to become informed about the municipal spending plan that will be presented to voters at the Annual Town Meeting in May. Governor Signs $389 Million Supplemental BudgetThe budget also allocates $68 million to continue Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) grants to stabilize the state's child care providers through the end of the fiscal year, and $130 million?to create an offramp?from?the?federal?extra?Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?(SNAP),?a benefit that the federal government began providing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dalton Finance Committee Approves Reserve Fund Transfer and Budget ItemsThe Finance Committee approved a reserve fund transfer of $5,000 to the Town Hall Contingency Salary, among other budget items. Great Barrington Set Series of Budget Planning MeetingsIn February and March the Selectboard and Finance Committee hold a series of FY24 budget planning sessions, and the public is invited to attend in-person at Town Hall, or via Zoom. Governor Files $282 Million Supplemental BudgetThe bill proposes $85 million to support the Emergency Assistance program and other necessary services for eligible families in need of emergency shelter in the Commonwealth. Mount Greylock School Committee Hears Budget Requests, Budget ConstraintsBased on projected increases from level-staffing and increased supply costs, the district is projecting a 3.4 percent increase in its gross operating and capital budget for FY24. |
