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Mayor warns of a tight Gardner City budget year as health and transportation costs rise
Summary
The mayor told residents Gardner faces a difficult budget cycle, citing roughly 26% and 22% consecutive health-insurance increases (a stated 48% two-year rise), a 48% jump in school-transportation bids and higher road-paving costs; he said all options will be vetted before decisions are made.
In the monthly mayor’s update, the mayor warned Gardner City residents that the coming budget cycle will be tight as the city faces sharply rising costs across health insurance, school transportation and public works.
The mayor said health insurance costs for city employees rose about 26% two years ago and about 22% last year — a figure he characterized as a cumulative 48% two-year increase — and noted the city pays roughly 75% of employee insurance premiums.…
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