Eldridge Concerned How State Cuts Will Affect Sudbury

Gov. Deval Patrick ordered spending cuts across state government on Tuesday to close a projected $540 million budget hole, the Associated Press reported.

Patrick blamed the economoic uncertainty caused by the looming ‘‘fiscal cliff.’’

State Sen. Jamie Eldridge said he has reviewed the cuts and does have concerns in regards to the school district, the bussing of homeless students and council on aging, among others.

He also said serious discussions about taxation of the wealthy needs to happen at the municipal level.

A call to Town Manager Maureen Valente seeking comment was not returned.

The governor said he would use his authority under state law to cut executive branch spending by $225 million, equivalent to about 1 percent of the budget for those agencies, according to the AP.

Patrick plans ask the Legislature to approve a similar 1 percent reduction in the budgets of the Massachusetts court system and other state constitutional offices and a $9 million cut in unrestricted local aid to cities and towns, the AP reported.

SUDBURY

A. EDUCATION:

            Distributions and Reimbursements:

    1. Chapter 70

4,325,145

    2. School Transportation Chs. 71, 71A, 71B and 74

0

    3. Charter Tuition Reimbursements Ch. 71, s. 89

7,700

    4. Smart Growth School Reimbursements Ch. 40S

0

            Offset Items – Reserve for Direct Expenditure:

    5. School Lunch 1970, Ch. 871

11,268

    6. School Choice Receiving Tuition Ch. 76, s. 12B, 1993, Ch. 71

0

    Sub-Total, All Education Items

4,344,113

B. GENERAL GOVERNMENT:

Distributions and Reimbursements:

    1.  Unrestricted General Government Aid

1,184,015

    2.  Local Share of Racing Taxes 1981, Ch. 558

0

    3.  Regional Public Libraries Ch. 78, s. 19C

0

    4.  Urban Renewal Projects Ch. 121, ss. 53-57

0

    5.  Veterans' Benefits Ch. 115, s. 6

11,959

    6.  Exemptions: Vets, Blind, Surviving Spouses & Elderly
         Ch. 58, s. 8A; Ch. 59 s. 5

31,785

    7.  State Owned Land Ch. 58, ss. 13-17

23,381

            Offset Item - Reserve for Direct Expenditure:

    8.  Public Libraries Ch. 78, s. 19A                                  

21,404

    Sub-Total, All General Government                                   

1,272,544

C. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS, FISCAL 2013              

5,616,657

C.S.  1-EC Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue FY2013

    NOTICE TO ASSESSORS OF ESTIMATED CHARGES

     General Laws, Chapter 59, Section 21

SUDBURY

A. County Assessments:

    1. County Tax: Ch. 35, ss. 30, 31

0

    2. Suffolk County Retirement  Ch. 61, Acts of 2009, s. 10

0

    Sub-Total, County Assessments

0

B. STATE ASSESSMENTS AND CHARGES:

    1. Retired Employees Health Insurance  Ch. 32A, s. 10B

0

    2. Retired Teachers Health Insurance  Ch. 32A, s. 12

0

    3. Mosquito Control Projects  Ch. 252, s. 5A

0

    4. Air Pollution Districts  Ch. 111, ss. 142B,142C

6,957

    5. Metropolitan Area Planning Council  Ch. 40B, ss. 26, 29

5,563

    6. Old Colony Planning Council  1967, Ch. 332

0

    7. RMV Non-Renewal Surcharge  Ch. 90; Ch. 60A

6,440

    Sub-Total, State Assessments

18,960

C.  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES:

    1. MBTA Ch. 161A, ss. 8-9;1974, Ch. 825, ss. 6-7

94,166

    2. Boston Metro. Transit District 1929, Ch. 383; 1954, Ch. 535

0

    3. Regional Transit Ch. 161B, ss. 9, 10, 23; 1973, Ch. 1141

20,616

    Sub-Total, Transportation Assessments

114,782

D.  ANNUAL CHARGES AGAINST RECEIPTS:

    1. Special Education Ch. 71B, ss. 10, 12

0

    2. STRAP Repayments 1983, Ch. 637, s. 32

0

    Sub-Total, Annual Charges Against Receipts

0

E.  TUITION ASSESSMENTS:

    1. School Choice Sending Tuition Ch. 76, s. 12B, 1993, Ch. 71

3,600

    2. Charter School Sending Tuition Ch. 71, s. 89

24,092

    3. Essex County Technical Institute Sending Tuition 1998, Ch. 300, s. 21

0

    Sub-Total, Tuition Assessments

27,692

F.  TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARGES, FISCAL 2013               

161,43

For additional information about how the estimates were determined and what may cause them to change in the future, please click on the following link: Local Aid Estimate Program Summary.

Released July 9, 2012