The Town of Arlington, Massachusetts
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LINKS TO OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Arlington information

Arlington Online - the Town of Arlngton's official web site

Arlington Public Schools - Web site for Arlington Public Schools

Treasurer's site - Arlington's Treasurer's office

Assessment database - look up property assessments by address

Massachusetts information

Division of Local Services - all sorts of data and statistics about cities and towns in Massachusetts, and lots of background and educational material. If you want to compare Arlington with other Towns, this is the site to visit.

City & Town - The Division of Local Services publishes City & Town on a monthly basis. This newsletter is designed to address matters of interest to local officials.

Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation - "a nationally recognized, independent, non-partisan organization focusing on state spending and tax policies and the Massachusetts economy." and a good source for facts & figures.

Massachusetts Municipal Association - a nonprofit, nonpartisan association that provides advocacy, training, publications, research and other services to Massachusetts cities and towns.

Association of Town Finance Committees - where Fincom members from all over the state get together.

Massachusetts General Laws

Chapter 39, Section 16 - Authority of town Finance Committees

Chapter 71, Section 34 - Funding for public schools

Chapter 150e - Labor relations for public employees

Wages and Benefits

Department of Labor - plenty of information about wages, benefits, employment law, labor statistics, etc.

Bureau of Labor Statistics - a wealth of information about wages, benefits, CPI and other statistics.

Kaiser Family Foundation - A source for information about health insurance costs and coverage.

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