Finance Committee Sends Override Options to Select Board
READING — Reading's Finance Committee has forwarded a set of Proposition 2½ override options to the Select Board, a move that could raise property taxes to fund town and school budgets, according to Reading Patch. The committee's action follows a Patch report a day earlier that pegged a potential override at $6.5 million.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"🌱 Patch AM: What override options did Reading's Finance Committee just send the Select Board?" The committee has forwarded multiple override scenarios for the Select Board's consideration, a step that could mean higher tax bills to sustain municipal and school services, Reading Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/reading).
"🌱 Patch AM: What a $6.5M override could mean for Reading's services and taxes" A day earlier, Patch examined a $6.5 million figure under discussion and what it could mean for town services and resident tax bills, according to the outlet (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/reading).
"🌱 Patch AM: What zoning changes could reshape Reading's Eastern Gateway and ADU rules?" Proposed zoning changes could alter development and accessory-dwelling-unit rules around the town's Eastern Gateway corridor, per Patch — a topic the Eastern Gateway Steering Committee is scheduled to take up Tuesday (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/reading).
"Senator Lewis and Mass. Senate Crack Down on Big Social Media Companies that Target Youth" State Sen. Jason Lewis highlighted Senate passage of a bill limiting autoplay, "infinite scroll" and other features designed to hook young social media users, according to a piece he contributed to Reading Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/reading).
COMING UP
Several town boards and committees meet in the week ahead: the Town Forest Committee, Housing Authority and Killam School Building Committee all convene Monday, July 20; the Eastern Gateway Steering Committee meets Tuesday, July 21; and the Contributory Retirement Board and Conservation Commission both meet Wednesday, July 22, according to the town's public meeting calendar.