Boston Mayor Wu rejects $1.4M in council budget amendments, citing job preservation
By
Eve Zuckoff
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu rejected $1.4 million of the $11.8 million in additional funding amendments proposed by the city council to the city's $4.9 billion budget. While the council sought extra funding for programs supporting seniors, immigrants, and the arts, Wu argued that the rejected sum represents jobs that need to be preserved. The dispute centers on a tiny fraction (0.03%) of the overall budget but highlights ongoing tensions between the mayor and city council over spending priorities.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledWu said that sum represents jobs.
If the council gets its way on the reallocation, she said, the city's
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