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Council rejects $1 million cut to school transportation in FY‑26 budget vote
Summary
The Committee of the Whole voted down a motion to cut $1 million from the Revere Public Schools transportation appropriation; councilors and school officials disputed the scope of cuts and warned layoffs could follow if funds were removed.
The Revere Committee of the Whole voted down on June 23 a motion to reduce the school department’s Schedule 19 transportation appropriation by $1,000,000 during its FY‑26 budget deliberations.
Councilor Novoselski moved the reduction, arguing transportation costs were too high and could be trimmed to protect other taxpayers. "I cannot afford a 9 and a half percent increase in water ... I am gonna have to sell my home and move out of the city and rent," Novoselski said earlier in the meeting while discussing utility affordability; during the budget vote he proposed the $1,000,000 transportation cut as a targeted savings…
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