Greenfield Mayor submits 2024 budget proposal to City Council

GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Greenfield Mayor, Roxann Wedegartner has submitted the 2024 fiscal year budget proposal to the City Council which seeks to maintain services amid inflation and declining state education aid, according to a press release sent to 22News from the Mayor’s office. The 2024 budget, a $61.6 million package is an increase of nearly 6.5 percent in spending compared to the current year’s operating budget of $57.9 million, including reductions across departments to mitigate increase in costs of goods and services, and supporting salary and wage increases for city employees. “Because we were obligated by law to present…