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Town of Walpole Spending
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Walpole Public Schools Payroll FY 2013

Town of Walpole Salaries 2011:
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# of town employees earning more than $100,000: 39
# of employees on town payroll: 1401
Total town payroll: $44,981,623.75

Town of Walpole Salaries 2010:

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# of town employees earning more than $100,000: 31
# of employees on town payroll: 1429
Total town payroll: $43,224,009.38

Town of Walpole Salaries 2009:
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# of town employees earning more than $100,000: 30
# of employees on town payroll: 1422
Total town payroll: $43,051,976.26

Walpole Public Schools Employee Health Benefit Data

Norfolk County Pensions (all municipal employees except schools) as of January 23, 2011:
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Some Walpole names on the list:
Scott Bushway (retired Deputy Police Chief): Annual pension of $83,704.32
Bill Hamilton (retired Selectman and police officer): Annual pension of $38,202.60
Ed Hartmann (retired Fire Chief): Annual pension of $68,727.96
John Spillane (retired Animal Control Officer and Veteran’s Agent): Annual pension of $25,231.32
Jerry Romelczyk (retired Library Director): Annual pension of $47,046.60

Blog posts/columns about the Walpole budget:
Capital Budget rife with more questionable spending - April 23, 2012
Save the surplus, don't spend it - March 14, 2012
Times Column: Walpole doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem - March 1, 2012
Town should not seek override in FY 2013 - February 13, 2012
I can't support a municipal override with this - January 25, 2012
Walpole police seem to be doing fine without administrator - January 13, 2012
Time to talk tough about overrides - January 11, 2012
Walpole needs fiscal task force - December 29, 2011
Too many assistants, not enough leadership - December 13, 2011
More cuts to make to the town budget - December 2, 2011
Some more thoughts about town spending - November 22, 2011
We knew this override was coming - November 20, 2011
How the schools can avoid an override - October 21, 2011
2011 Town Meeting Preview - Part 1 - October 10, 2011
Time to get real about town spending - September 17, 2011
Times Column: No matter how you slice it, spending is a concern - August 18, 2011
Town officials talking about an override - August 14, 2011
It's great working for the Town of Walpole - August 5, 2011
Capital Budget Waste - April 27, 2011
Walpole residents pay more to get less - February 21, 2011
Assessment of the proposed FY 2012 Budget - February 13, 2011
Town Hall makes magic - November 23, 2010

Other Public Records:
Walpole Voter List as of July 2009