Vol. 1 · Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Established 1764

Burg Budget

An Independent Accounting of City Hall

Licenses and Permits

Fees for the various licenses and permits the city issues - things like business licenses and building permits.

This inched up to $1,060,800 this year, about 4% more than the $1,020,000 it was in FY2025. Put another way: back in FY2017 this made up about 7.4% of Local Receipts - today it's 8.4%, a bigger 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 $1,040,400 a year over FY2025 through FY2026 - about 20% more than Mayor Stephen L. DiNatale set it at (an average of $865,000 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$1,060,800
FY2025$1,020,000
FY2024$920,000
FY2023$900,000
FY2022$900,000
FY2021$900,000
FY2020$1,000,000
FY2019$850,000
FY2018$800,000
FY2017$650,000

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