City Council to discuss final Menino budget, The Boston City Council will begin discussion today on the last budget to be submitted by Mayor Thomas Menino, a $2.6 billion package that includes, among other proposals, funding for climate preparedness, the city’s first digital school, new “girls only” periods at community centers and a mobile truck that brings City Hall services to the streets.
The budget is a 5.6 percent [$138.7 million] increase over the previous budget and, in Menino’s words, “push us into new territories… .”
“Throughout this budget you will find these and other investments that push us into new territories, anticipate new challenges, and test new approaches,” the mayor said in a statement.
In addition to unique proposals, such as bike helmet vending machines, an iPad e-reading lending program and smart parking sensors, the budget also includes funding for new parks and government buildings and improvements to existing facilities.
The Council will begin discussing the budget today at noon at City Hall.
Menino said the budget, the 20th he has crafted for the city, is like the previous 19 in that it “pushes us to try new things. … If you look back to the 19 documents that came before this one, you’ll find the same forward orientation.”
The budget seeks an appropriation of $934.6 million for schools, a $60.8 million increase over the current budget, in anticipation of 1,200 new students in the system in the next school year. The increase will also help the system fund their new school choice system to “emphasize quality school choices closer to home.”
Menino is also seeking $39 million to acquire land to construct new city facilities, including two new schools; $26.2 million for new equipment including firefighting, medical and telecommunications equipment; $23,460,000 for improvements to existing facilities including the Tobin Community Center Site, Faneuil Hall and Branch Library and the City Hall HVAC system; $22,625 million for repairs and improvements to streets including the Freedom Trail, Boylston Street landscaping and Uphams Corner; $19,785 million for improvements to 37 park and recreational facilities and $12,240,000 for computer system upgrades to streamline, among other systems, tax billing and collection and permits and inspections.
The budget also targets funds for traffic system improvements, the Boston Center for Youth and Families, citywide landscaping and tourism.
“The story of our work together will be told in many places,” Menino wrote to Council members, “but nowhere in more details and with more credibility than in the budgets we crafted to support this city and push its progress.”
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The budget is a 5.6 percent [$138.7 million] increase over the previous budget and, in Menino’s words, “push us into new territories… .”
“Throughout this budget you will find these and other investments that push us into new territories, anticipate new challenges, and test new approaches,” the mayor said in a statement.
In addition to unique proposals, such as bike helmet vending machines, an iPad e-reading lending program and smart parking sensors, the budget also includes funding for new parks and government buildings and improvements to existing facilities.
The Council will begin discussing the budget today at noon at City Hall.
Menino said the budget, the 20th he has crafted for the city, is like the previous 19 in that it “pushes us to try new things. … If you look back to the 19 documents that came before this one, you’ll find the same forward orientation.”
The budget seeks an appropriation of $934.6 million for schools, a $60.8 million increase over the current budget, in anticipation of 1,200 new students in the system in the next school year. The increase will also help the system fund their new school choice system to “emphasize quality school choices closer to home.”
Menino is also seeking $39 million to acquire land to construct new city facilities, including two new schools; $26.2 million for new equipment including firefighting, medical and telecommunications equipment; $23,460,000 for improvements to existing facilities including the Tobin Community Center Site, Faneuil Hall and Branch Library and the City Hall HVAC system; $22,625 million for repairs and improvements to streets including the Freedom Trail, Boylston Street landscaping and Uphams Corner; $19,785 million for improvements to 37 park and recreational facilities and $12,240,000 for computer system upgrades to streamline, among other systems, tax billing and collection and permits and inspections.
The budget also targets funds for traffic system improvements, the Boston Center for Youth and Families, citywide landscaping and tourism.
“The story of our work together will be told in many places,” Menino wrote to Council members, “but nowhere in more details and with more credibility than in the budgets we crafted to support this city and push its progress.”
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