Mary Ellen Gambon
walpole@wickedlocal.com
WALPOLE Town Administrator Jim Johnson gave the Walpole Select Board “a 30,000-foot view” to the proposed town budget, which it approved by a 4-0 vote at its Jan. 12 virtual meeting.
The Walpole Public Schools
The WPS budget is at $48,605,520, which is currently about $221,000 short to keep level services. After meeting with Superintendent Bridget Gough, Ed. D., in December, he learned of the need for a 4.2 percent increase over last year’s budget.
“I think we can work, as the budget becomes clearer over the next few months, to get closer to that goal,” he said.