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Natick and Wayland Achievements

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Fair Share Amendment

Supplemental Budget

Representative Linsky is pleased to share that the Legislature passed a $1.56 billion supplemental budget in June 2026, funded largely from $1.3 billion in excess Fair Share surtax funds, that addresses education and transportation needs across the Commonwealth. He successfully advocated for several local and statewide earmarks that affect Natick and Wayland residents.

Local Earmarks:

Transportation and pedestrian mobility and safety improvements in the MetroWest region ($500,000)
Microtransit service expansion for the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority ($300,000)
Sidewalk quality and design improvements in West Natick ($100,000)
Academic initiatives and family engagement to support multilingual learners in Natick Public Schools ($50,000)
School facility cost offsets in the Wayland School District ($25,000)

Statewide Earmarks:

METCO transportation and wellness, social-emotional and academic support resources ($1,000,000)
Municipal snow, ice, and winter recovery costs ($101,000,000)

FY27 BUDGET

Natick:

Chapter 70 Funding: $15,344,137

5.75%/ $834,880 increase from FY26 final budget

Government Aid: $4,945,886

3.14%/ $150,532 increase from FY26 final budget

Local Earmarks: $230,000

Natick Veterans Oral History Project
A Place to Turn Food Pantry
Natick Service Council food pantry
Multilingual learning supports at NPS
Safety equipment and training for Natick Police and Fire

Wayland:

Chapter 70 Funding: $8,378,020

5.39%/ $428,160 increase from FY26 final budget

Government Aid: $1,196,422

5.18%/ $58,890 increase from FY26 final budget

Local Earmarks: $50,000

Wellness and recreational enhancements at Wayland Public Schools

ADVOCACY FOR PROJECTS IN NATICK

Representative Linsky is always proud to support the communities of Natick and Wayland by advocating for and securing the funding necessary to support critical local projects and initiatives. He has been instrumental in bringing Chapter 70 funding increases each year for the 5th Middlesex House District, with Natick receiving a 402.52 percent increase in Chapter 70 funds from 1999 to 2027 and Wayland having a 395.36 percent increase in funding in the same time frame.

Throughout his time in the Legislature, Rep. Linsky secured funding for Natick High School and for the construction of the Kennedy and Wilson Middle Schools in Natick. In addition to funding increases, he helped reform the state school building funding process to benefit Natick and secured $50,000 for the design of Natick’s Senior Center back in 2011.

Currently, Representative Linsky is working to support the Memorial School building project. He spoke in support of the project at the Massachusetts School Board Authority (MSBA) Board of Directors’ Meeting, where they unanimously voted to accept Natick Public Schools’ application for a Feasibility Study for the project. Following this approval, Natick Public Schools will partner with the MSBA to assess the construction of a new or renovated and expanded school in Natick. He looks forward to seeing this project continually progress toward the construction of a new, improved school building in Natick.