What Marlborough, Sudbury, Wayland Get In MA 2025 Budget

MARLBOROUGH, MA — State House lawmakers last week passed their version of the fiscal 2025 budget, with local lawmakers including plenty of funding for local projects in the $58 billion spending plan.

State Rep. Carmine Gentile, D-Sudbury, said he included requests in the budget for a host of projects across the 13th Middlesex District, an area that includes Sudbury and parts of Wayland, Marlborough, Lincoln and Concord. Some of those include:

• $62,500 - Prior authorization continued (PAC) for a FY24 Budget earmark for the GoSudbury! Program which subsidizes rideshare and taxi rides for seniors, persons with disabilities, low-income families and other individuals to visit the Doctor, get groceries, and get to other important appointments.
• $62,000 – Funds for the town of Sudbury to purchase kitchen equipment for the emergency shelter located at the new Fairbank Community Center.
• $150,000 – Funds for the town of Lincoln to mitigate the costs of educating the children of retired military families located at Hanscom A.F.B.
• $25,000 – Funds for Quiet Communities, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Lincoln, to help them promote quiet as a valuable natural resource and reduce harmful noise pollution.
• $25,000 – Funds for Rail Trail improvements in the Town of Wayland.
• $50,000 – Funds to assist the City of Marlborough in purchasing an outreach vehicle.
• $75,000 – Funding for temporary speed bumps and signage for the City of Marlborough.
• $35,000 – Funds for a pavilion in Ghiloni Park in the City of Marlborough.
• $30,000 – Funds for security cameras for the Marlborough Housing Authority.
• $35,000 – Funds for a dog park in the City of Marlborough.
• $25,000 – Funds for a replacement boiler at Marlborough City Hall.
• $200,000 – Funds for the Marlborough Economic Development Council's Commuter Shuttle Service.
• $250,000 – Funds for the town of Concord to assist in the redevelopment planning process for the parcel of land that is currently used by MCI-Concord.

The budget also includes higher Chapter 70 funding, which is the state's contribution to local school budgets.

• Sudbury $5,818,444 ($5,557,508 in fiscal 2024)
• Lincoln $1,348,018 ($1,287,178 in fiscal 2024)
• Lincoln-Sudbury High School $4,001,267 ($3,842,875 in fiscal 2024)
• Concord $4,240,305 ($4,038,233 in fiscal 2024)
• Concord-Carlisle High School $3,425,673 ($3,253,959)
• Marlborough $47,863,814 ($45,861,229 in fiscal 2024)
• Wayland $7,544,860 ($7,266,972 in fiscal 2024)

"I am proud that this Budget includes priorities of mine such as investments in higher education, public transportation, affordable housing, and k-12 education/local aid," Gentile said in a news release.

Following last Friday's 153 to 4 vote in the state House, the state Senate will take a crack at the budget with possible changes before it goes to Gov. Maura Healey for a signature. Healey could also veto portions of the budget. Last year, Healey vetoed $272 million in spending priorities.