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Town may ask Schools to trim $1.6m (Can you say 40 kids/class?)

February 15, 2008
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The latest news from Wednesday’s Warrant Committee meeting isn’t good, according to reports from those who were there. While we won’t get into the nitty gritty of the meeting itself (most of which appears to have revolved around how to spend the Town’s dwindling pile of free cash), the broad outlines should be enough...

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Town wide PTO meeting on Monday to discuss FDK, budget

January 30, 2008
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A note from Janet Carey at Winn Brook: Please join us at the All Elementary Schools Meeting on Monday, February 4th at 7 pm in the Wellington School Cafeteria. The meeting will provide an overview of school-related budget concerns. In addition, full-day kindergarten and the “New Wellington” will be addressed. Refreshments will be served!...

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Hearing schedule set for school, town budgets

January 24, 2008
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Thanks to Ann Rittenburg for passing along information on the hearing schedule for the town’s annual budget. Hearings will take place on three Saturdays:  Jan 26, Feb. 2 and March 1. For those interested in funding for the schools, the big meeting on March 1 at the Chenery Middle School, during which the School...

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Warrant Committee to discuss school budget Wednesday

January 15, 2008
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There’s an “all hands on deck” call to Belmont parents to show up to Wednesday evening’s Warrant Committee meeting, where the Superintendent’s Recommended Budget Request for FY09 will be presented to the Warrant Committee.  The Warrant Committee meeting begins at 7:30PM in the Community Room of the Chenery Middle School. If you’re a parent...

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Crazy Idea #2: Smart meters!

December 26, 2007
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Crazy Idea #2: Smart meters!

Note: This is the second installment of Eight Crazy Ideas for ’08, a multi-part posting that is looking at ideas, big and small, that could improve our community in Belmont. In the first installment, I talked about introducing a resident parking permit program to help alleviate the tension between residents and non-residents on streets...

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