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SelectBoard candidate Anthony Buono urges voters to back May 5 override to avoid cuts to schools and services
Summary
In an interview on Brookline Interactive Group, SelectBoard candidate Anthony Buono said failing to pass the May 5 override could force cuts including about 220 teaching positions, larger class sizes and reductions in public safety and senior services. He framed the override as a stopgap while pursuing tax-base growth and affordable housing.
Anthony Buono, a candidate for Brookline SelectBoard, told an interview on the Brookline Interactive Group show that the town’s May 5 override is necessary to avoid immediate cuts to schools and municipal services.
"Right now, if we do not pass this override, there will be a loss of around 220 teachers pushing class sizes up to 35 to 1," Buono said, adding that school-program cuts and lost positions in public safety would follow if the override fails. He also warned the town could lose a fire truck, about six police positions and cybersecurity funding currently supported by a federal grant that is not expected to return.
Buono framed his support for the override alongside a longer-term push to "grow the pie" — expanding the tax base through smart…
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