Politics & Government
Would You Support an Override? [Poll]
In order to support the school budget, the School Committee said that an override is needed.
The Winchester School Department is asking the town which would equate to a $2,628,367 increase, making the 2013 school budget $38,349,537.
Superintendent William McAlduff said that residents would in order for the department to reach its targeted budget amount.
“In order to go forward with this budget, we know we need to have an override," McAlduff said.
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Under Town Manager Richard Howard’s budget proposal, the school department would get a 5.2 percent increase.
After last year's , the selectmen do not want to ask residents to vote for another override.
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“We’re not ready to have an override,” said Selectman Thomas Howley. “We need to speak for the needs of the entire town.”
According to McAlduff, the budget would help pay for four assistant principals, four elementary school psychologists and one clinical counselor for the high school. The Winchester increase its per pupil expenditures, which is currently near the bottom in the state.
“People will not tolerate diminished services," said School Committee chair Chris Linskey.
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