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Budget & Taxes

Grant for electric buses awarded to Belmont

March 10, 2026
Belmont received a $1.8 million grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MCEC) to help fund electric school buses, according to a release from MCEC. The grant is part of the fourth round of the state’s School Bus Deployment Program, an initiative…

Department Restructuring in Pipeline for FY27 Budget

March 9, 2026
The $35 million budgeted each fiscal year to support municipal services may see a roughly $100,000 increase in FY27 over the current fiscal year, as Town Administrator Patrice Garvin looks to restructure several municipal departments. “We’re able to do a lot with…

Consultant: Rink Rates Within Range With Other Towns

January 9, 2026
Though rink rental rates were “all across the board” in surrounding communities, an apples-to-apples comparison was all but impossible for a consultant hired by the town to assess the appropriateness of rates set by the Select Board. “We received a lot of…
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Belmont Maintains Single Tax Rate

December 4, 2025
The Select Board voted to maintain a single tax rate with a residential factor of one. “At a time when we’re desperately trying to encourage commercial development, this would not be the time to put the tax burden on commercial property,” said…

Town Meeting Rejects Plan for Parking Benefit Districts

October 22, 2025
After a relatively lengthy debate Monday night, Town Meeting voted down a proposal by Select Board Chair Matt Taylor to create parking benefit districts. The article, which failed 44 to 163 with 19 abstentions, sought permission for the town to redirect revenue…

Hearing Held on Home Rule Petition To End Country Club Tax Break

July 17, 2025
Select Board member Elizabeth Dionne and two Belmont residents made a plea this week to legislators considering a bill that would update the tax treatment of recreational land in Belmont. Through Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 61B, certain types of land defined as…
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