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Rep. Josh Tarsky Office Hours Friday, 5/15, 6-7:30 PM

From Assistant Town Administrator, Brittney Franklin –

Medfield Town Hall Community Meeting

Fri, May 15 |

Medfield Town Hall

Medfield Town Hall Community Meeting

Time & Location

May 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Medfield Town Hall, 459 Main St, Medfield, MA 02052, USA

About the event

Join Rep. Tarsky on Thursday, May 15 at 6:00 PM at Medfield Town Hall for a community Town Hall meeting.

This event will include a brief overview of recent legislative activity, including the state budget and other initiatives impacting our district, followed by an open Q&A and discussion.

Whether you have a specific question, want to learn more about what’s happening at the State House, or simply wish to be part of the conversation, all are encouraged to attend.

We hope to see you there! If you can’t make this one, we have other events scheduled in Dover on May 21, and Needham on May 28.

As always, please feel free to reach out by email Joshua.Tarsky@MaHouse.gov if you have something you would like to discuss.

What the 2013 MSH LDA Says Re the 12 Acres on Parcel B

FROM THE LAND DISPOSITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN MEDFIELD AND THE STATE:

NB – 1. No Obligation to Designate the 12 Acres & 2. No Fear of Reverter If Not Designated Due to 90 Day Notice & Opportunity to Cure – i.e – we would designate the 12 acres during the 90 days provided to cure after getting any notice.

Cherry Sheets – Senate adds $$$

DOR has circulated the Cherry Sheets with the newly released Senate UGGA figures, in which Medfield gets about $60K more than in Gov’s version and about $90K more than in the House version:

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Town, Trinity, & MSH Get Additional $4.5m. State Grant

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING &
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Maura T. Healey, Governor  Kimberley Driscoll, Lieutenant. Governor  Edward M. Augustus Jr., Secretary
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300 www.mass.gov/eohlc
Boston, Massachusetts 02114 617.573.1100
Via email: ktrierweiler@medfield.net
January 9, 2026
Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler
Town of Medfield
459 Main Street
Medfield, MA 2052
Dear Ms. Trierweiler: Application: Medfield 00266 – Increased Award
Thank you for working with the Healey-Driscoll Administration to update us on your efforts on the Medfield State Hospital Redevelopment Project. On behalf of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, I am pleased to award the Town of Medfield an additional $4,500,000 in funding through the FY26 HousingWorks Infrastructure Program. These additional funds will amend the FY26 award from the original $1,000,000 by an additional $4,500,000 from the HousingWorks Infrastructure Program (HWIP) for a revised total FY26 award of $5,500,000. Through three consecutive awards in FY24, FY25 and FY26, the Commonwealth will have awarded a total of $10,486,600 in HWIP funds to support this project.
Please be advised that this letter does not constitute an agreement or contract with the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The grant award is not final until the town has executed a contract with the EOHLC. You should not proceed with any grant activities related specifically to these additional funds until a contract is in place.
Compliance with the MBTA Communities Act, which is determined by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities remains a requirement of this grant.We applaud Medfield’s efforts to achieve compliance and note that the receipt of grant funds is contingent upon the grantee being able to certify that it will continue to comply with the Massachusetts General Laws, including G.L. c. 40A, § 3A, the MBTA Communities Act.
If you or your team have any questions about this additional award, please contact McKenzie Bell, Senior Community Grants Coordinator, at McKenzie.Bell@mass.gov with questions.
Sincerely,
Edward M. Augustus Jr.
Secretary, EOHLC
cc: Senator Rebecca Rausch
Representative Joshua Tarsky
Representative Marcus Vaughn

Massachusetts losing $3.7 billion to Trump policies, per state dashboard

From the Globe –

New dashboard shows exactly how much federal funding Mass. is losing out on under Trump

Many Massachusetts residents are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage, SNAP benefits, and more under the cuts.

Massachusetts is losing about $3.7 billion in federal funds due to actions by the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress. Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe

By Ross CristantielloOctober 7, 2025 | 11:24 AM

Massachusetts officials launched a new online dashboard this week designed to clearly show how federal funding cuts are negatively impacting Massachusetts under the Trump administration. All told, the state has lost about $3.7 billion due to President Trump and a Congress beholden to him, according to the dashboard.  

From Massachusetts state website

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Causes $650 m. Hole in Mass State Budget

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New tax provisions brings a $650M state budget hit with the shutdown adding to the woes


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Just three months into the new fiscal year, lawmakers learned about a new wrinkle caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill: federal tax law changes within the new law that could remove $650 million in state tax revenue supports that are holding up the $61 billion annual budget.

The sweeping federal legislation, signed the same day as the state budget, could siphon hundreds of millions from Beacon Hill’s coffers, a development disclosed at an economic roundtable. The news is forcing lawmakers to rethink core assumptions and scramble for possible fiscal workarounds. Add a full-blown federal government shutdown to the mix, and the state’s economic footing looks shakier by the day.

The shutdown became official on Wednesday. Federal offices closed. Economic data streams went dark. Gov. Maura Healey didn’t mince words: “It’s terrible for our country.”

She blasted Congressional Republicans for “driving us over a cliff.”

Roughly 45,000 federal workers who live in Massachusetts could be facing furloughs, and state officials began preliminary planning last week to keep key programs afloat while federal dollars are paused.

The U.S. Department of Labor also confirmed that Friday’s national jobs report would be shelved, sidelining data that influences economic, government and business decisions.

On Tuesday, Revenue Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder dropped the news about the $650 million exposure that occurs because the state is “coupled” with many federal tax provisions, creating ripple effects.

“This is one of the more challenging times that we’ve faced from a fiscal perspective,” said House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz, noting that while several options are on the table, few are ideal.

Budget leaders are now weighing, at a minimum, whether to dip into reserves, revise revenue forecasts mid-year (a decision due by Oct. 15), or decouple state tax law from specific parts of the federal code.

Administration and Finance Secretary Matt Gorzkowicz was blunt: “There’s a lot of uncertainty, and there’s a lot of things we have to consider in managing that.”

Pressed on whether midyear budget cuts might be necessary, Gorzkowicz said simply: “I don’t know.”

The state does $860 million in unallocated funds built into the budget, perhaps with some foresight of what was coming but possibly also due to the common legislative tendency to pass supplemental budgets.

Sen. Michael Rodrigues, however, signaled restraint around the state’s over-$8 billion reserve fund: “We have other tools available. I’d be hard-pressed to suggest dipping into the Stabilization Fund right now.”

State Flush with $, but not Sharing

From the Statehouse News Service Weekly Roundup (that former Medfield resident John Nunnari faithfully continues to share with me weekly, despite being gone 5+ years) –

“State tax collections continue to cruise, putting the total haul with just one month left in the fiscal year more than $2.8 billion ahead of last year’s pace”

Yet the state is not sharing so much with Medfield this year. Current Cherry Sheet estimated increases for state revenue sharing with towns over last year are modest.

Senate Budget #s – similar to House & Gov

The Senate released its cherry sheet budget numbers today, and the Senate’s money for Medfield tracks the House and Governor’s budget amounts fairly closely – meaning that the town will not likely see much increase in state aid next year.

Senate Ways & Means adds less than $40K for Medfield

Looks to be a lean year for Medfield’s state aid, as the Senate Ways & Means Committee added less than $40K to the House budget numbers for Medfield, which were already only small increases. All the state $ must be going for the $25m. parking garage in the Speaker’s district:

Draft State $

DRAFT CHERRY SHEETS – legislature proposes level funding UGGA (state aid – line 21 below)