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Boston City Council holds Dorchester hearing on FY26 budget, invites resident testimony
Summary
The Committee on Ways and Means held a public testimony session in Dorchester on March 24 to gather resident input on Boston's FY26 budget; councilors outlined schedule and next steps and heard testimony on parks, schools, housing, digital equity and other local priorities.
The Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means held an off-site public testimony session in Dorchester on March 24 to collect community input on the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget.
Committee Chair Councilor Brian Worrell said the hearing was the second in a series of public listening sessions on the FY26 budget and urged residents to testify in person or by written submission to the committee email (ccc.wm@boston.gov). “This hearing is being recorded,” Worrell said at the start of the event.
The session featured opening remarks from…
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