East Bridgewater Morning Brief, Nov. 1: Pension payment to jump 12.2 percent
East Bridgewater School Committee tables grant protest letter as pension costs jump 12.2 percent. From our own coverage: School Committee tables grant protest letter; Select Board keeps single tax rate for FY27. Also in today's brief (4 items): Board of Health meets Monday evening.
From East Bridgewater News
- School Committee tables grant protest letter East Bridgewater's School Committee tabled a letter to Gov. Maura Healey protesting lost state education grants tied to the town's MBTA Communities zoning vote, after a newly released pension actuarial report raised fiscal 2028 costs sharply.East Bridgewater News
- Select Board keeps single tax rate for FY27 East Bridgewater's Select Board weighed splitting the fiscal 2027 tax rate, with Assessor Paula Wolf warning the town's thin commercial base could take too big a hit. The board also took up a new public safety building study and a fiber internet pitch.East Bridgewater News
- School Committee votes down SAVE Act resolution East Bridgewater's School Committee considered a MASC "Safe Zones" resolution tied to the SAVE Act, with members saying it could restrict police presence on school grounds without making schools safer. It also took up a letter to Gov. Maura Healey on education funding.East Bridgewater News
Coming up
- Mon, Nov 2, 5 p.m.: Board of Health meets Monday evening The East Bridgewater Board of Health meets Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. in the first-floor conference room at 175 Central Street.Town of East Bridgewater
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