Here's What Wilmington Will Get In The Latest State Budget

WILMINGTON, MA — The state budget passed by the legislature Monday includes $2.88 million in unrestricted funding for Wilmington as well as $11.72 million in Chapter 70 funding for Wilmington Public Schools.

The local funding is up 5.4 percent from $2.73 million last year. School funding under the spending plan rose 1.5 percent from $11.55 million Wilmington received in the fiscal year ended June 30.
Overall, local funding in the $52.7 billion package rose 5.4 percent to $2.07 billion from $1.96 billion last year. Chapter 70 school funding increased $495 million, or 9 percent, to nearly $600 million. The budget also includes $110 million to continue free, universal school meals for all school children in Massachusetts.

The budget also includes funding for several local projects:

• $25,000 for the construction of a World War II veterans memorial in the town of Wilmington.
• $30,000 for sidewalk planning and design in the town of Wilmington.
• $75,000 for repairs to the public school track and athletic facilities in the town of Wilmington.
• $45,000 for improvements at the Wildwood school in the town of Wilmington.
• $50,000 for the construction of durable long-term storage shed unit(s) at the Wilmington public safety building for use by Wilmington police and fire to store seasonal equipment.

The budget was hammered out in a conference committee and unanimously passed both chambers. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has 10 days to sign the budget.