SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts – Governor Patrick, late today, released his preliminary budget, and the news is not great for those of us in Shrewsbury.   What was expected to be the large increase the Governor spoke of for Education Funding, seems to have not graced Shrewsbury at all.

Based on the current proposal, Shrewsbury would see a net loss of over $200,000, which breaks down as shown in the table below.

He has also added in an additional $80 Million in new circuit breaker reimbursements for special education, which, if it stands, would be a big help to towns like Shrewsbury.

Obviously this is all incredibly preliminary, and we’ll need to wait and see what figures come out of the legislature to know what the final number may look like for next year.

  FY2011 Cherry Sheet Estimate FY2012 Governor’s Budget (H1) Difference
Education:      
Chapter 70* 18,412,775 18,511,623 98,848
School Transportation 0 0 0
Charter Tuition Reimbursement 439,559 329,400 -110,159
Offset Receipts:      
School Lunch 27,459 30,201 2,742
School Choice Receiving Tuition 100,000 85,000 -15,000
Sub-Total, All Education Items 18,979,793  18,956,224 -23,569
       
General Government:      
Unrestricted General Government Aid 2,356,176 2,185,815 -170,361
Local Share of Racing Taxes 0 0 0
Regional Public Libraries 0 0 0
Police Career Incentive 15,400 15,425 25
Urban Renewal Projects 0 0 0
Veterans’ Benefits 53,523 38,498 -15,025
State Owned Land 137,967 137,460 - 507
Exemptions: Vets, Blind, Surviving Spouses

 

& Elderly

 94,439 91,885 -2,554
Offset Receipts:      
Public Libraries 37,323 36,947 - 376
Sub-Total, All General Government 2,694,828 2,506,030 -188,798
 
Total Estimated Receipts 21,674,621 21,462,254 -212,367