Ways towns save money

Natick has apparently saved almost $200,000 a year on its trash over the last 12 years – $3.4m in 12 years – using the one system that the state DEP says is the best way to save money on our trash and to also recycle the most.  There are ways for towns to save some money, it is just that no one likes them – especially this one.  See article here

The Community Preservation Act is another way to save money, because the state pays you matching money on what you pay in – we voted the CPA down several years ago, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in state money as a result in the intervening time.