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Get Informed, Get Involved

BelmontBudget.org is an informal association of Belmont (MA) Town Meeting Members organized to promote non-partisan public understanding about, and public input into, the Town budget process.

Click here to view a list of the Belmont Town Meeting Members who are sponsoring BelmontBudget.org.


BelmontBudget.org Principles

The public has a right to receive comprehensive information about Town finances;

The public has a corresponding responsibility to become informed about Town finances;

The public interest benefits from active public engagement with the Town's budget process; and

An interactive budget process, with the public both receiving information from, and providing information to, Town officials enhances the public interest.

Your Role

  1. Download Town and School budget information.
    Click HERE to view a list of the various websites that provide the relevant information.

  2. Study and understand the Town and School budget information.
    Click HERE to ask a question about the Town or School budget on the BelmontBudget.org forum.

  3. Make suggestions on how revenue is raised and where money is spent.
    Click HERE to make a comment or suggestion regarding the Town or School budget on the BelmontBudget.org forum.

BelmontBudget.org - Our Role

  1. Serve as a source of budget information. Provide links to official Town and School websites.

  2. Obtain answers to questions posted on the BelmontBudget.org forum.

  3. Disseminate the comments and suggestions posted on the BelmontBudget.org forum.
    • BelmontBudget.org will regularly provide summaries of these comments and suggestions
      to Town and School officials.
    • BelmontBudget.org will post these comments and suggestions on this website.
    • BelmontBudget.org will provide summaries to local media outlets and other organizations.

BelmontBudget.org - a private initiative
BelmontBudget.org is neither affiliated with, nor sponsored by,
the Town of Belmont or the Belmont Public Schools.