Randolph, Chelmsford, Natick ready for override fights

Voters across the state will be facing more and larger overrides this spring, say municipal officials - and that trend is already apparent in the suburbs around Boston.

"Because most communities have exhausted their reserves, the result will be that overrides will be higher without those reserves to blunt them," said Geoff Beckwith, director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

In the region south of Boston, Randolph will lead the region with an April 1 vote on a trio of property tax overrides totaling slightly over $6 million. Read more about the suburbs south of Boston here.

Elsewhere, Chelmsford voters are weighing a property tax override that could hike bills by $200. Natick voters will go to the polls March 25 to consider a $3.9-million tax hike there.