School assessment shift is the issue

Over the last few weeks, we've learned that the school budget is going up 2.6% (down from 4% after some fancy footwork which moved many items "off budget") but Acton's assessment is going up 4.6%, for an extra $1 million that Acton taxpayers will have to pay.

If school spending were to blame for this shift, as some have suggested, then Boxborough's assessment would also be going up. Instead, their assessment is decreasing 6%.

Assessments between the two towns split whatever money isn't covered by state aid and other revenues....

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