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  • City Council approves $447.4 million bond order to pay for construction of new high school

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    SALEM — The City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to borrow up to $447 million to pay for the construction of a new high school.

    The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) is expected to reimburse the city around 44% of the total project cost, but that percentage won’t be finalized until after the MSBA’s meeting in February. The MSBA requires communities to commit to paying up to the full amount of a new school project in order to move forward.

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    Michael McHugh can be contacted at mmchugh@northofboston.com or at 781-799-5202

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  • Report: Mass. cities, towns face ‘historic’ fiscal crisis

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    BOSTON — Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a “historic fiscal crisis” amid rising operating costs, lackluster state aid and restraints on property tax increases, according to a new report.

    The “Perfect Storm” report, released by the Massachusetts Municipal Association, found that while state government spending has increased by an average of 2.8% per year since 2010 to meet its needs, restraints on local revenue sources – including Proposition 2 1⁄2 – have held city and town spending to just 0.6% per year.


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  • Amesbury mayor proposes Prop. 2 1/2 override

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    AMESBURY – Mayor Kassandra Gove on Tuesday announced she will be asking the City Council to consider approving a Proposition 2 ½ budget override question as part of the Nov. 4 city election this month.

    The proposal for the override question states “Shall the City of Amesbury be allowed to assess an additional $6 million in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of funding the operating budgets of the city and of the public schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026?”


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