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Override Question Heads to Ballot

March 31, 2024
On one side, supporters warn of devastating cuts to personnel and services if the $8.4 million override fails to pass. On the other hand, opponents of the override argue that it is too much to ask of residents and that it is…

Calculating the Cost of the Override

March 31, 2024
The town launched an override calculator, allowing residents to enter an address and see how much their taxes would increase with or without an override. Using the calculator, The Voice created a chart showing potential property taxes for four different types of…
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Students Spearhead ‘Yes’ Campaign for Override

February 17, 2024
For Belmont High School Senior Gavin Tieken-Zidel, the high school theater program was a formative part of his high school years. Fellow Senior Brendan Barry talked about the the rigorous Advanced Placement courses, the popular after-school clubs, and the electives that help…

Pro or Con Override? There’s a Committee for That

February 14, 2024
Campaign teams have emerged on either side of the debate over whether Belmont should pass an $8.4 million override this spring. “We appreciate the magnitude of this,” Select Board Chair Roy Epstein said earlier this month when the board voted unanimously to…

Override Chronicles: Belmont’s $8.4 Million Decision Looms

February 12, 2024
If history is a guide, Belmont faces about a 45% chance of passing the proposed $8.4 million Proposition 2½ override in the spring. Since 1980, Belmont voters have faced nine override votes: four have passed, totaling $12 million. Five, totaling $15 million,…

Select Board Votes to Request $8.4 Million Override to Ballot

February 2, 2024
Following months of discussion, the Select Board voted Tuesday morning to put forward an $8.4 million Proposition 2½ override for voters to decide on this spring. “We appreciate the magnitude of this,” Select Board Chair Roy Epstein said Tuesday morning. “It’s impossible…

Board: Failure of Override Would Be ‘Calamitous’

January 12, 2024
Just how much of an override will Belmont residents be able to stomach? That was the key question at the Jan. 8 Select Board meeting, as members discussed how much of an override to present to voters to preserve the current level…
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