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Supported Effort to Increase
Education Funding
Over the last five years public schools in the Commonwealth have
struggled to keep up with rising education costs. In its Fiscal Year
2007 budget the legislature acknowledged this reality and increased
education funding to cities and towns. While altering the formula that
provides Chapter 70 aid to localities, Senator Barrios and the State
Senate also drove the legislature’s efforts to increase overall funding
for education. In its Chapter 70 increases the legislature removed the
4.5% cap on inflation to better reflect the inflation rate of close to
6% for FY ’07; increased the English language learner per pupil
allotment by $50 and increased the low income student per pupil
allotment by $25. Under this new formula, Saugus will get $3,844,289 in
Chapter 70 funding in FY 2007, an increase of over $300,00 from the
current formula.
Making Saugus a Cleaner, Safer and
Better Place to Live
Along with several local environmental organizations, Senator Barrios
fought to prevent RESCO, a local trash incinerator, from opening a third
burner. The opening of a third burner would have increased the emissions
of mercury, lead, cadmium, and other toxins by 50%. Senator Barrios
testified in from of the Department of Environmental Protection how the
expansion of RESCO would negatively affect the Rumney Marsh Area, as
well as the citizens of Revere.
Massachusetts Water Resource
Authority
In addition, Senator Barrios, along with Senator McGee and Rep. Falzone,
fought to transfer ownership of water pipes owned by the town of Saugus
to the Massachusetts Water Resources Administration (MWRA) and succeeded
in providing state resources to help Saugus maintain and replace the
Route 1 and Route 99 water pipes.
In 2006, Senator Barrios successfully
worked with other legislators to provide some relief for MWRA
ratepayers. The Legislature, rebuffing the Governor’s veto, moved to
increase the MWRA rate relief fund to $25 million, an increase that will
directly translate into savings to all residents in their water bills.
You can take a tour with a park ranger to learn more about wildlife
at the
Breakheart Reservation.
The
Friends
of Breakheart Reservation, a non-profit organization, maintains a
website with information about trails, developments, and what pets can
be brought to enjoy the park.
Camp
Nihan offers free environmental programs for schools and non profit
organizations.
The
Saugus Public Library offers a number of services in addition to
book and video circulation, including a pass to the John F. Kennedy
Library (expires March 31, 2005); laptop instruction, delivery of
books, audiobooks, videos, and DVDs to the homebound, and an ask a
reference librarian service over the
computer.
A listing of nonprofits in Saugus can be found
here.
The Jarrett Barrios
Website is privately paid for and authorized by
The Barrios Committee, Daniel Schlozman, Treasurer
PO Box 391254, Cambridge, MA 02139
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webmaster@senatorbarrios.org
You can take a tour with a park ranger to learn more about wildlife
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