Vol. 1 · Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Established 1764

Burg Budget

An Independent Accounting of City Hall

Charges for Services - Trash

Fees the city charges for trash and recycling pickup.

This inched up to $2,267,200 this year, about 4% more than the $2,180,000 it was in FY2025. Put another way: back in FY2017 this made up about 22.1% of Local Receipts - today it's 18.0%, a smaller slice than before.

Computed from each fiscal year's own revenue recap figures below - see Methodology.

Mayor's Corner

Since taking office, Mayor Samantha M. Squailia has set this at an average of $2,223,600 a year over FY2025 through FY2026 - about 2% less than Mayor Stephen L. DiNatale set it at (an average of $2,261,717 a year over FY2017 through FY2024).

Mayor identified from Each fiscal year's own Mayor's Budget cover page and budget message.

By Fiscal Year

Source: each year's own Mayor's Budget recap — see Methodology
Fiscal YearAmount
FY2026$2,267,200
FY2025$2,180,000
FY2024$2,180,000
FY2023$2,646,158
FY2022$2,524,774
FY2021$2,431,800
FY2020$2,208,000
FY2019$2,153,000
FY2018$2,000,000
FY2017$1,950,000

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