May 8, 2008
Simsbury Residents Give Final Opinions On Budget Plan
“It would be a small piece but it certainly would be something to help alleviate the budget”
- Residents and town officials came together Tuesday evening to discuss the budget for the last time before the town votes on it at the May 20 referendum.
The proposed budget is broken into three parts: $18.3 million for the board of selectmen; $60.1 million for the board of education; and $13.9 million for other expenses, such as sewer treatment plant usage, animal control and debt retirement. The proposal would be a 3.78 percent, or $3.1 million, increase over current spending.
If residents approve the budget, it would result in a tax rate of 29.6 mills, or $29.60 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The effect on taxpayers would differ on each house because of revaluation. Read more
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