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How Communities Fund Public Services Through Taxes
Explain how property taxes paid by homeowners and businesses fund local schools, roads, parks, and fire departments.
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Local Government and Civic Life in Massachusetts
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Explain why communities need government, how city and town governments in Massachusetts are organized, and how public services are funded.
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3.T1.3Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain why classrooms, schools, towns, and cities have governments, what governments do, how local governments are organized in Massachusetts, and how people participate in and contribute to their communities.
3.T1.3.fMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradepeople who own property, such as a house, condominium or commercial building, in a city or town contribute to community services by paying taxes, which fund services such as public schools and libraries, city/town/regional planning, street maintenance