Newton Mayor Delivers $462.7 Million FY22 Budget Speech: Watch

NEWTON, MA — Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller delivered the Fiscal Year 2022 budget speech to the city council Wednesday evening. It was the second budget speech presented during the pandemic.

The city plan calls for a $462.7 million operating budget. The Water, Sewer and Stormwater and Community Preservation Funds budgets will be $60.5 million and $4.8 million respectively.

This year’s proposed budget is larger than last year’s by $26.2 million or 5.2 percent. This is in addition to federal American Rescue Plan Act funds the city is expected to get.

In her speech, the mayor highlighted a road to recovery beyond the pandemic. It came a day after the state reported no new COVID-19 related deaths for the first time in more than a year.

Watch the speech: