ELECTION: Should Belchertown raise property taxes to fund school deficit?
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WWLP) – Polls open Monday morning in Belchertown for annual town elections.
Voting happens at the high school starting at 8:30 am. running until 8 p.m. Positions are open on the select board, school committee, planning board, and more. The select board is the only contested race.
Belchertown School System faces $2.1 million deficit, Prop 2½ override proposed
There's also one ballot question asking residents if the town should raise property taxes by a total of nearly $3 million to fund municipal and school budgets for the next year. The override would allow the town to raise property taxes over the state's 2.5% Cap and in turn, generate more funding for the school system and possibly other town departments.
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