Politics & Government

$86.7 Million Budget Passes Town Meeting

The budget was approved during a speedy town meeting.

MANSFIELD, MA - Local residents have said yes to the town's budget for fiscal year 2017.

Monday night, voters at the Annual Town Meeting approved a $86.7 million budget. The figure includes both the municipal and school budgets.

On the municipal side, the town will allocate $39.4 million while the school budget will contain about $47.3 million.

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The overall meeting was relatively short, clocking in about two hours according to the town's Facebook page.

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