Governor's Plan Boosts Swampscott's Chapter 70 Funding to Foundation Level
Town Administrator Tom Younger announced the welcome news to selectmen Wednesday.
A year ago Selectman Barry Greenfied was ready for civil disobedience to draw attention to Swampscott being shortchanged in Chapter 70 education funding. On Wednesday night Town Administrator Tom Younger told selectmen the governor's just released local aid proposal would bring the town to the long promised 17.5 percent of foundation funding — the minimum amount needed to educate students in a town. Under Gov. Deval Patrick's Fiscal Year 2014 budget Swampscott would receive $3.47 million in Chapter 70 funding. That's up $700,000 from the $2.77 million Swampscott was allotted in Fiscal Year 2013. Chapter 70 is the total state funding for K-12 public schools in Massachusetts. The governor's plan would fund all towns and cities in the state…
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Linda
4:09 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
Your living in the wrong town.Swampscott keeps raising taxes and we get nothing back. I for one am fed up with the floods every summer! Looks like the state has put alot aside for roads, Paradise floods constantly. more ›