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State Rep. John Zlotnik outlines risks to school and road funding, confirms $100,000 youth center earmark
Summary
Representative John Zlotnik told the Gardner City Council that changes to Chapters 90 and 70 and federal funding shifts are creating pressure on the FY27 state budget; he confirmed a $100,000 second-year earmark for Gardner's new youth center and urged vigilance on formula protections for rural communities.
Representative John Zlotnik delivered a roughly hour‑long district update to the Gardner City Council on April 6, focusing on how state funding formulas and recent policy changes may affect the city in the coming budget cycle.
Zlotnik, a member of the state House, described Chapter 90 as “the state‑local aid for roads,” and said the program — originally intended to help municipalities buy large equipment — now functions as a primary source for local road maintenance. He explained that a recent compromise created a parallel fund intended to give towns with many road miles more credit, noting Gardner saw…
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