Here’s What Melrose Will Get In The 2023 State Budget

MELROSE, MA - The state’s $52.7 billion 2023 fiscal year budget will include a boost in local education spending as well as multiple earmarks for the city of Melrose, among other things, according to budget documents.

Approved by the state legislature, the budget earned the signature of Gov. Charlie Baker on July 28.

The majority of local aid comes as state education funding, largely split between Chapter 70 dollars and charter school reimbursements. Melrose will see a roughly $1.2 million increase over last year’s allocation, with funding rising from $9.4 million to roughly $10.6 million in the 2023 fiscal year.

General government aid totals $6.2 million, up from roughly $5.9 million last year.

The budget also includes three earmarks for Melrose:

• $75,000 to enhance the city’s recreational developments and parks.
• $50,000 for security cameras at Melrose’s Veterans Memorial Middle School.
• $60,000 for breathing apparatuses for safety improvements within the Melrose Fire Department.

Baker signed the majority of the budget into law. In doing so, he vetoed roughly $475,000 in spending using line item veto authority.

As the state budget process winds down, communities will soon see additional funding through a state transportation bond bill.

Legislators approved that bill late last month and sent it to Baker. Baker signed the bill on Thursday, issuing a series of vetoes as he did so. The vetoes cannot be overridden since the legislature ended its formal session on July 31.