With town leaders urging protection for senior taxpayers on limited, fixed incomes, two education spending proposals include 3.7% to 5.5% increases over current funding.
The curtain goes up today for a repeat performance of Monday’s snowstorm, with major impacts on school schedules and motorists navigating snow-covered, slippery roads this afternoon and evening.
Preliminary estimates indicate a budget hike of 6 percent, nearly $900,000 for the 2023-24 year. Select Board members voice concern over a spending squeeze on other town services.
None of the final three is from Berkshire County, though one candidate is from the nearby Gateway Regional School District in Huntington. Interviews are being scheduled for next week.