The latest issue of MassINC’s CommonWealth magazine has a good article on the fiscal perils facing Bay State communities. Residents of Salem, Gloucester and Lawrence, all of which are dealing with significant deficits these days, might want to take note.
Unfortunately author Gabrielle Gurley devotes too much space to municipal leaders’ whining about how they need [...]
Archive for November, 2007
It’s a spending problem
Posted in Local politics, Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2007 Comments
Salem (Mass.) Mayor Kim Driscoll has become something of a role model for women like Gloucester’s mayor-elect, Carolyn Kirk, who are seeking to advance in the municipal arena.
But after a fairly tumulturous couple of years, Driscoll faces what is perhaps her biggest test yet.
In what might be described as a fiscal perfect storm, Salem was [...]
And don’t assume your loose change is safe in your pocket, just because legislation has been filed that would block proposed toll increases for those driving into Boston from the North Shore or MetroWest.
Legislators from those two regions are hopping mad over the recent toll increases approved by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for those entering [...]
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