LONGMEADOW’S GROWING TAX BURDEN
Don’t Take the Bait—Say NO To Risky Town-Owned Internet
The $30M+ town‑owned internet project [and growing] wasn’t reduced—it was restructured.
The current request is $8.6 million, but that’s only the first phase. Additional borrowing is already planned, bringing the total projected cost to over $26.5 million.
This comes on top of $97 million already bonded for the new middle school, limiting the town’s ability to fund urgent needs like roads, bridges, and public building repairs.
THE NUMBERS STILL DON’T ADD UP
In a local survey conducted by Mass Priorities, reaching hundreds of Longmeadow residents, when asked “if you knew that the price for simple internet service from Fiberspring could cost $90 per month — more than other providers in the area without TV or phone service...”
1 Mass Priorities Survey of 480 residents, 03/30/26 – 04/04/26
What Longmeadow is saying about Article 7:
* Source: Longmeadow Select Board Meeting (April 6, 2026), 32:58-1:33:59, LCTV YouTube