Community Maintenance
roads, trash, parks, snow removal — service levels set by city
$23,459,416
proposed for FY2027 — +6.9% increase from $21,943,919 in FY2026
- Per resident
- $247
- Change in dollars
- +$1,515,497
- Share of general fund
- 4.9%
FY2027 Revised, as of July 24, 2026. Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget. How these numbers are sourced
What's in it
8 lines, totalling $23,459,416.
- Solid Waste $15.2M +12.3% increase
- Streets & Highways $3.5M −0.5% decrease
- Parks $1.6M −1.2% decrease
- Traffic & Parking $1.4M +1.8% increase
- Snow Removal $526K no change
- Cemeteries $443K −14.2% decrease
- Trees $389K −17.3% decrease
- Engineering $325K +4.7% increase
How Fall River compares
Spending per resident on public works, across four Southeastern Massachusetts cities. Figures are general-fund only, so enterprise funds like water and sewer are excluded on every city.
- Taunton $276
- Fall River $247
- New Bedford $181
- Brockton $79
Over time
Adopted budget for each fiscal year, with FY2027 as proposed.
- FY24 $16.0M
- FY25 $18.9M
- FY26 $21.9M
- FY27 $23.5M
How this figure moved
What this line said at each published FY2027 revision, as the budget moved through the municipal process.
- Proposed May 12, 2026 $23,547,506
- Revised Jun 30, 2026 $23,449,657
- Revised Jul 24, 2026 $23,459,416
FY2026 Revised, as of July 24, 2026(approx.). Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget .pdf (FY2026 Revised Budget column).