An Analysis of Municipal Fiscal Pressures – and Policy Recommendations to Address Them
The MMA will hold its fall series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings next month in Great Barrington, Leicester, Lowell, Needham, Northampton and Westport. The MMA’s Legislative Breakfast Meetings are held each spring and fall in communities across the Commonwealth to give…
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All city and town councillors are invited to a Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association regional breakfast meeting on Sept. 25 at Newburyport City Hall. The program will focus on the growth…
The MMA will host a webinar on Sept. 29 covering the new Build for Mass program, the Commonwealth’s first general municipal infrastructure lending program. Build for Mass aims to provide…
The MMA will hold its second annual Fiscal Summit on Oct. 1 to examine the fiscal challenges facing municipalities across the Commonwealth. The event is being hosted by the Massachusetts…
Women Elected Municipal Officials will host a webinar for all MMA members on Oct. 8 to discuss the administration of the November elections. A panel of municipal and state election…
Agenda 8:30 a.m. Coffee, Registration, Networking 9 a.m. Welcome, Introductions and Overview Ryan McLane, Carlisle Town Administrator and Program Committee Chair 9-10:15 a.m. Management 101 Roundtables Experienced managers will facilitate…
The MMA will hold its fall series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings next month in Great Barrington, Leicester, Lowell, Needham, Northampton and Westport. The MMA’s Legislative Breakfast Meetings are held each…
The MMA will hold its fall series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings next month in Great Barrington, Leicester, Lowell, Needham, Northampton and Westport. The MMA’s Legislative Breakfast Meetings are held each…
The MMA and its partner in the MunEnergy program, Constellation, will host a free webinar on Oct. 20 to provide an energy market update. Experts from Constellation will review: •…
The MMA will hold its fall series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings next month in Great Barrington, Leicester, Lowell, Needham, Northampton and Westport. The MMA’s Legislative Breakfast Meetings are held each…
The MMA will hold its fall series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings next month in Great Barrington, Leicester, Lowell, Needham, Northampton and Westport. The MMA’s Legislative Breakfast Meetings are held each…
The MMA will hold its fall series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings next month in Great Barrington, Leicester, Lowell, Needham, Northampton and Westport. The MMA’s Legislative Breakfast Meetings are held each…
The MMA will hold its fall series of Legislative Breakfast Meetings next month in Great Barrington, Leicester, Lowell, Needham, Northampton and Westport. The MMA’s Legislative Breakfast Meetings are held each…
Agenda 8:15 – 9:15 a.m. Registration, Breakfast and Networking 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. President’s Welcome and Business Meeting 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Navigating the Fiscal Climate: Outlook, Budgets, and the…
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From our Executive Director Adam Chapdelaine
MY MOST RECENT REPORT: 9/1/2026 // As autumn arrives, essential municipal services face strain
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