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Ways & Means subcommittee narrows budget gap; committee recommends transportation eligibility changes and MBTA cards
Summary
After three Ways & Means subcommittee meetings, members recommended cuts to reduce the district’s projected deficit toward a $1.7 million target and proposed changes to regular‑education bus eligibility that would provide MBTA Charlie cards — a $250,000 allocation — for some middle‑ and high‑school students instead of district bus service.
The Ways & Means Subcommittee presented its recommended budget changes to the full Committee of the Whole on June 17, outlining multiple rounds of cuts intended to narrow a projected deficit and proposing a change to regular‑education transportation for older students.
Subcommittee process and targets: subcommittee minutes presented in the meeting show an initial district deficit projection of $3.4 million. After discussion and proposed cuts, the document shows a revised deficit of $2.2 million and a target reduction to $1.7 million in reserve usage. The transcript records the subcommittee requesting central office to identify reductions to reach the $1.7 million target and returning to the committee with those figures.
Recommended cuts: the minutes read into the record list a…
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