Town Makes Multiple Payments for School Costs
Wilmington cut 303 checks totalling $2,177,561.54 in recent days and we provide you a look at several of them.
This week's purchases included science equipment and other school fees.
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Each week the town spends money approved in the annual budget for everyday expenses and, each week, Wilmington Patch will be running a new feature, highlighting a handful of these expenses for our readers' perusal.
The following is a small sample of who the town paid, how much they paid them, and for what reason. Check back each week for more line items out of the town's budget.
In total, the town cut 303 checks totalling $2,177,561.54. Here is a look at a few of those payments.
| NAME OF VENDOR | HOW MUCH THE TOWN SPENT | WHAT THE TOWN PURCHASED |
| Shawsheen Valley Tech High Sch | $296,856.25 | Monthly assessment for vocational school |
| Mass. Water Resources Authority | $224,157.00 | Monthly sewer assessment |
| Demoulas Supermarkets Inc. | $222.23 | Supplies for programs at Memorial Library |
| Flinn Scientific Inc | $732.07 | Supplies for science department at High School |
| G & G Printing Co | $1,362.00 | Printing forms and envelopes for Police Department |
| Houghton Mifflin Har. Pub. Co. | $7,314.73 | Books for School Department |
| Music Theatre International | $2,860.00 | Fees for musical performances at High School |
| Pioneer Manufacturing Company | $2,156.00 | Painting supplies to paint athletic fields by DPW |
| Sullivan, Nuttall and MacAvoy, | $6,425.20 | Legal services for School Department |
| The May Institute | $37,322.14 | Tuition for special needs students |
Kevin MacDonald
9:31 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Why is the Town paying legal fees to another Law firm when Deutsch Williams has a contract to represent the Town?