Politics & Government
Mansfield Budget Override or no Override [Poll]
How do you think the town should vote to fix Mansfield's budget problems?
Currently, the town of Mansfield has about $3 million of a budget gap to cover for the next fiscal year, and with only 19 days until town meeting, time is running short.
There have been many discussions over the course the year on how to deal with the budget. The school committee held a to explain their position and why they are asking for what they are asking. Vice chair Lisa Losiewicz said that she would not vote to cut any teacher positions unless the town voted for it.
The selectmen were considering, but agreed that they wouldn't support, a , and the said that in five years the budget situation would only get worse with increasing taxes in an override.
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But where do you stand Mansfield? Do you think that we need to take care of schools and get more funding later, or square our books now before the budget gets out of hand?
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