Budget Watch

The Capital Planning and Investment Committee met Dec. 4 and voted to recommend 14 of the 17 requests it received from town departments. All…

At a time when costs for everything from houses to eggs seem to be rising, Harvard residents may be surprised that the total school…

The odds that voters will be asked to approve another increase in their property taxes beyond the limits set by Proposition 2½ grew this…

After weeks of hand-wringing, cost-cutting, and more than a little soul-searching, town officials balanced the proposed $19.7 million fiscal 2010 omnibus budget this week.…

Two weeks ago, the town’s projected fiscal 2010 budget deficit stood at $452,000; a month ago, it was $550,000. Last week, however, Town Administrator…

The Council on Aging’s new part-time program coordinator had barely started work before his hours were cut from six to four a week.…

Some veteran Finance Committee members are having trouble getting used to this year’s budget process.…

The Police Department will absorb $48,312 in budget cuts for fiscal year 2010, at least $27,000 of which is not sustainable, Police Chief Ed…

Tracking energy As if things weren’t bad enough in the fiscal year 2009 budget picture, it appears that the town’s energy-conservation efforts are not…