EV Vol. 31, No.17 -FREEEVE ER TT A household word in Everett for 30 years! ADDOCCO TEAT www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, April 29, 2022 Everett Girls Softball Celebrates Opening Day Banking with a hometown touch. Open a free checking account with no monthly fees, and get access to Mobile Banking, Bill Pay and other features. Because no matter where you go, we’re right by you. Call or visit us to sign up. 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 781-7 76- 4444 WWW.EVERET TBANK . COM First Lady Stacy DeMaria celebrated Opening Day of the Everett Girls Softball season last Sunday at Glendale Park. See page 12 for photo highlights. (Advocate Photo by Katy Rogers) School offi cials approve $108.1M budget and fi ve-year CIP By Christopher Roberson T Right by you. Member FDIC Member DIF he School Committee, during its April 25 meetSINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com ing, voted unanimously to approve its $108.1 million budget request for fi scal year 2023 and $18.8 million in capital requests through fiscal year 2027. Within this year’s budget fi gure, $103.6 million would be used to fund the operating budget. That amount is $9.1 million higher than last year’s figure. The remaining $4.5 million would be used for special education transportation, refl ecting a decrease of $521,743. The district is expected to receive $92.6 million from the state in Chapter 70 funding, an increase of $8.2 million over last year. In addition, the local contribution is projected to increase by $1.9 million to bring this year’s fi gure to $38.4 million. In terms of expenses, salaries represent 60 percent of the budget with teacher salaries totaling $40.5 million. District administration costs have also climbed, going from $2.2 million last year to $2.5 million this year. The salaries of district-wide personnel have gone from $4.6 million last year to $5.5 million this year. City Hall chargebacks are the second-highest expense and are expected to come in at $27.4 million, an increase of $1.1 million. The chargebacks will account for 21 percent of the budget with health and life insurance being the highest line item at $12.9 million. On the building level, Everett High School has the largest budget – totaling $22.6 million. This fi gure also represents the greatest increase BUDGET | SEE PAGE 8
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