Why is the town considering overrides?
​Prop 2 ½ law limits the total amount of money that can be raised from property taxes. That limit increases by 2.5% each year, but the average inflation rate over the past six years has been 3.8%, and the average increase in school assessments (the biggest part of our budget) was 7.8% annually. This leaves a gap between rising costs and what the Town can collect in taxes to cover expenses.
An override increases the levy limit, which allows the town to raise more money though property taxes. For details on the override questions we are considering, click "The Questions" in the menu bar.
Effects of the overrides
This table provides information about the budgets of some of our departments which would be most changed by the override.
The first column shows the name of the department
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The second column shows the departmental budgets from last year
The third column shows the departmental budgets for this year if the overrides don't pass
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The fourth column shows the departmental budgets for this year if the overrides do pass
