Here's what's keeping Somerville property tax bills from becoming 'exorbitant'
One of the primary factors keeping the municipal tax rate down is the $3.89 million in revenue from the Payment in Lieu of ...
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In Somerville, guaranteed basic income provides a safety net
Last month Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced that the city will be joining a coalition ... Thanks to pandemic relief programs that gave tax credits and direct payments to families ...
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Somerville City Council passes resolution supporting Tufts full-time lecturers in contract negotiations
McLaughlin also noted that Tufts has “never really negotiated in good faith” with the city of Somerville. “Tufts has a really big endowment, so they don’t pay taxes to city, state or federal ...
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Somerville Receives AAA Bond Rating For Third Consecutive Year
SOMERVILLE, MA — The city has received a AAA bond rating from ... including a growing property tax base dur to residential stability, city revenue outpacing expenses, and an adequate amount ...
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Chelsea, Somerville sue Trump administration for "politicized attack" on sanctuary cities
"Unless we storm the local sandwich shops they say they'll take away our federal funds, funds that we pay taxes for, no matter who it hurts in our community," said Somerville Mayor Katjana ...
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They thought their water bills were too high. So, for these Somerville residents, the experiments began.
If they’re right, it could mean that at a time of sky-high utility bills, hundreds of Somerville residents are paying way too much for water. City officials and the company that installs the ...
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Two Mass. ‘sanctuary cities’ are suing the Trump administration
Both Somerville and Chelsea say those cuts would have devastating consequences for their respective budgets, particularly in areas of public safety, transportation, and basic city services.