Burlington Relatively Unscathed By State Aid Cuts
Town Administrator said the bigger problems could come in 2014.
Gov. Deval Patrick announced plans to close a $540 million state budget deficit this week through a combination of cuts and transfers from the state's "rainy day" fund. The proposed cuts, some of which require the approval of the legislature, would reduce the state's planned aid to Burlington in the current fiscal year, FY2013, by roughly $70,000. While that may seem like a lot of money, Town Administrator John Petrin said he is not too worried about the impact. "It's not going to have a lot of impact at this point in time," Petrin said. "I certainly have concern moving forward for what FY14 will bring. But as far as fiscal year '13 the numbers we've seen, I think, will impact the reserve aspect of the accounts. 1 percent of state aid is …
