The Common, Edition #17
December 22, 2022
Dear Nashoba Families,
Last week, Governor Healey released her proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and it brought some good news to Nashoba. We should anticipate an increase in state aid of $700,000 to augment the proposed school budget and transportation reimbursement will be increased from 75% to 90%. This additional revenue will allow us to move forward with a proposed school budget where all three towns are assessed an increase of less than 5% over last year's budget. You can see the detailed presentations on the budget by visiting the School Committee web page and clicking on the video for January 18, 2023. From that initial meeting to today, we were able to reduce the total budget from a 5.31% increase to a 4.3% increase for the 2023-2024 school year. That translates to town assessment increases of: 3.32% for Bolton, 4.78% for Lancaster, and 2.82% for Stow. The proposed FY24 Budget was presented to the finance and advisory committees of our towns on February 28, 2023. That presentation outlines how the assessment for each town is calculated and shows the trend for the last five years.
On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the Nashoba Regional School Committee will hold a remote budget hearing for the public to attend and offer comments. You will find the posting for that meeting on the School Committee website at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2023. I encourage you to attend the meeting and offer your thoughts.
Finally, the School Committee will vote on the budget at the March 15, 2023 School Committee meeting. A comprehensive budget book will be posted to the NRSD website by April 1, 2023. As citizens, you will have the final say on the budget at each town's annual town meeting. Those meetings are scheduled as follows:
Bolton - May 1
Lancaster - May 1, 2023
Stow- May 13, 2023
I wish you all a wonderful weekend.
Peace,
Kirk Downing
(He/Him)
“Be your best self. Pave your path. Impact the world.”
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