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City manager proposes $947.9 million FY26 budget; education and public safety drive increases
Summary
City Manager presented a FY26 spending plan that would nearly reach $948 million, a 6.2% increase driven by education, collective bargaining settlements and infrastructure; council sent budget items to finance and scheduled hearings ahead of the June 20 statutory vote.
City Manager presented Worcester’s proposed FY26 operating and capital budgets on May 6, asking the City Council to begin hearings on a $947,900,000 spending plan he described as focused on “strengthening the core city service.”
The City Manager told the council, “We're inching a billion dollar budget for the City Of Worcester,” and described a proposed 6.2% increase over FY25. The plan assumes stable property-tax growth under Proposition 2½, new growth, and higher state aid in the governor’s budget. The administration projects a roughly $17.6 million increase from property-tax growth and a $2.4 million rise in local receipts.
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