Arlington Visual Budget

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Budget Resources

Questions about Town finances can be directed to the office of the Finance Director, Sandy Pooler (spooler@town.arlington.ma.us), in the Town Manager’s office.

Below you will find links to the most important documents relating to the current year’s financial plan  and an explanation of each.  To find all Arlington financial documents go to the Financial & Budget Information page on the Town’s web site where you will find more than ten years of each of these documents available for download as well as links to the open check book and visual budget tool.

Town Manager’s Annual Budget and Financial Plans (FY 2007 – FY 2020)

Finance Committee Reports to Town Meeting (FY 2004 – FY 2020),

Town of Arlington Annual Reports (FY 2005- FY 2018)

Public Annual Financial Reports (PAFR, FY 2011 – FY 2018)

Audited Financial Statements (FY 2001 – FY 2015)

Open Checkbook (FY 2016 – FY 2019)

Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (FY 2016 – FY 2018)

Property Tax Rate History (FY 1929 – FY 2018)

Individual property taxes and assessments (Assessor’s database)

“Cherry Sheets” with State Aid and Assesments (Massachusetts Department of Revenue)

Levy Limits: A Primer on Proposition 2 1/2 (Massachusetts Department of Revenue)

Glossary of Financial Terms

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