Who Sent the $6 Million Override Letter? Some residents of Georgetown received what has been called a “near-anonymous letter” urging them to vote for the upcoming $6+ million Proposition 2 1/2 tax increase/override next month. The letter stated that it came...
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Proposed FY26 ‘Local Aid’ to Cities/Towns
City and town finance managers and finance committees got their first look at anticipated state funding for next year's budgets, when the Massachusetts’s governor recently unveiled her budget proposal for FY26. The currently proposed state spending of approximately...
Groveland’s Johnson Creek Dam Slated for Removal
GROVELAND – You'ver probably never noticed what appears as a mere culvert under a road, but the "Johnson Creek Dam" located off Salem Street is slated for removal as part of a long list of state-wide dams deemed inconsequential and/or not being used for their orginal...
Georgetown FinCom Advances Budget Development Based on Anticipated Tax Override
GEORGETOWN – Despite last year's rejection by voters of a requested $3 million tax override, the Georgetown Finance and Advisory Committee voted at their January 15, 2025 meeting to engage the selectmen with a recommendation to move forward with development of town...
Georgetown Conservation Commission Details Enforcement Order Against ‘Forest Bathing’ Site
GEORGETOWN – While the left hand is all concerned with $48.83 in wrongly submitted mileage reimbursements over a 10-month period (see prior stories), the Georgetown Conservation Commission continues to focus on matters of septic system upgrades, boundary markers to...
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