Council Cuts Back Police and Fire Overtime
In what some are interpreting as a message to the City’s public safety departments, the City Council registered a 7-4 vote at…
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Council Passes $138.1m Budget
The City Council unanimously adopted the $138.1 million budget proposed by City Manager Jay Ash for FY’15, but not without some cuts…
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Busy January Kicks off New Council Session
The Chelsea City Council certainly isn’t easing into things during the new session, scheduling three major meetings this month on topics that…
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Some Water Bills to Go Down, All Trash Bills to Go Up
As the City enters this new fiscal year, changes in billing for City-provided services are being implemented. Half of the City’s water…
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Screeching Halt: Backed into Corner, Global Withdraws Ethanol Train Plan
Hailing from Chelsea, Revere and Eastie, members of the grass-roots group that stoodin opposition to the Global Petroleum Ethanol train plan gathered…
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Council Passes $131.4 Million Budget
The City Budget will increase by 8.8 percent as a result, mostly, of school spending, but strong economic development growth in the…
Continue readingAsh Files $131 Million Budget for Review by City Council
An expansion of the Inspectional Services and Public Works Departments, more teachers and instructional support in the School Department, the preservation of…
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Federal Sequester
Last Friday marked the deadline for the implementation of mandated federal budget cuts. Although certain entitlement programs that contribute significantly to the…
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