Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility

A group of concerned citizens pushing for fiscal responsibility in Bridgewater

We encourage all citizens to Vote No on the $1.36 million tax increase. Remember to Vote on Saturday, June 14th at the Old High School/New Middle School!

Archive for July, 2007

Where do we go from here?

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Last night’s vote to hand over $1.5 million to the Bridgewater Raynham Regional School District will have some definite repercussions throughout the Town. First off, there will be a Special Town Meeting to decide from which Town Departments the $1.5 million will come. As part of that meeting, there will also be a vote on […]

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Schools Get Their Money

Monday, July 30th, 2007

In a very close vote, the Special Town Meeting voted to approve the B-R School District’s budget request. As of right now $1.495 million is officially allocated from the Town to the School District. An upcoming Special Town Meeting will decide where the cuts will be made in order to fund the allocation and whether […]

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Special Town Meeting Tonight

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Tonight, Bridgewater voters will assemble at Special Town Meeting in order to vote on the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School Committee’s budget request. Even though we’ve already voted at Annual Town Meeting and at the ballot box, we are forced to vote on this issue once more. In fact, the B-R School Committee seemingly is going to […]

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CFR Meeting on Monday

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

The Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility are meeting Monday night at the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Center. The meeting will begin at 7pm. We will be discussing the upcoming Special Town Meeting.

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Only you can stop the next override

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

We understand that the hard-working citizens of Bridgewater often cannot attend Town Meetings. Many don’t even get home from work by 6:30pm. Yet, the B-R Regional School Committee is requiring us to either show up at the Special Town Meeting or face another override. So, we are asking you to please make plans to be at the […]

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What’s Next?

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

We’ve gotten a bunch of emails asking, “What’s Next?,” in terms of the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District budget. The next step lies with the Department of Education who must rule if the B-R Regional School Committee voted in a timely manner to resubmit the so-called ‘Budget #1′.  The Massachusetts General Laws specify that the School […]

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