By Daily Hampshire Gazette
June 2, 2006
NORTHAMPTON - Mayor Clare Higgins unveiled a $67.6 million budget proposal Thursday that boosts funding in several key departments, including a 7.5 percent increase for schools, adds positions and callsfor no layoffs.
The proposal represents a 5.2 percent increase over the current year's $64 million spending plan, and 56 percent of the budget is drawn fromlocal property and motor vehicle excise taxes.
The mayor also has tapped $900,000 from the city's stabilization fund for the second consecutive year to balance the budget, leaving the citywith nearly $1 million in reserves.
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