Williamstown Community Chest Accepting Flynt Grant Applications

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Chest is accepting applications for its 2022 Mary and Henry Flynt Grants.  Applications are due by Oct. 3, 2022.

The sixth round of grants in 2021 funded fifteen one-time projects and innovative programs proposed by local organizations.

An application form for the Mary and Henry Flynt Grant is available at WilliamstownCommunityChest.org, or by contacting the Community Chest office at 413-458-2443 or info@WilliamstownCommunityChest.org.  

Anyone interested in applying may contact the office for additional information.

The bequest that established the grant program specifies that grants will be made annually, based on a competitive process to “…persons or entities (including the Town of Williamstown) that provide services to the town or its residents (although not necessarily exclusively).”  The criteria for reviewing applications will “…relate to the maintenance or improvement of the quality of life of the residents of Williamstown, defined broadly.”

Since 1927, the Williamstown Community Chest has strengthened its community by mobilizing resources for organizations that assist people in need.  Its volunteer board of directors conducts an annual fundraising campaign and 100% of the proceeds support eighteen local human service agencies that serve people of all ages and circumstances.  


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Williamstown Finance Committee Finalizes Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Proposal

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The tax bill of a median-priced single family home will go up by 8.45 percent in the year that begins July 1 under a spending plan approved by the Finance Committee on Wednesday night.
 
After more than a month of going through all proposed spending by the town and public schools and searching for places to trim the budget and adjust revenue estimates, the Fin Comm voted to send a series of fiscal articles to the May 19 annual town meeting for approval.
 
The panel also discussed how to appeal to town meeting members to reverse what Fin Comm members long have described as an anti-growth sentiment in town that keeps the tax base from expanding.
 
New growth in the tax base is generated by new construction or improvements to property that raise its value. A lack of new growth (the town projects 15 percent less revenue from new growth in fiscal year 2027 than it had in FY26) means that increased spending falls more heavily on current taxpayers.
 
The two largest spending articles on the draft warrant for the May meeting are the appropriations for general government spending and the assessment from the Mount Greylock Regional School District.
 
The former, which includes the Department of Public Works, the Williamstown Police and town hall staffing, is up by just 2.5 percent from the current fiscal year to FY27 — from $10.6 million to $10.9 million.
 
The latter, which pays for Williamstown Elementary School and the town's share of the middle-high school, is up 13.7 percent, from $14.8 million to $16.8 million.
 
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