By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
BEACON FALLS The Board of Finance on May 4 approved a roughly $7.9 million municipal budget proposal for the 2021-22 fiscal year, but the discussion among officials last week focused on the plan to spend much more than usual on capital projects.
The proposed $7.9 million budget increases the municipal operating budget by about $474,000, or 6.3%, from this fiscal year.
On top of the day-to-day operational expenses, the proposed budget allocates nearly $1.4 million from the town’s unassigned fund balance, or surplus, for capital projects.
The nearly $1.4 million is more than three times what the town used from the fund balance this fiscal year for capital projects.
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
BEACON FALLS Officials have reached an agreement with the Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation to provide economic development services to the town through the rest of this fiscal year.
The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the agreement at its Feb. 8 meeting. The agreement still needs to be approved by the NEDC Board of Directors, which is scheduled to meet Feb. 22.
“I think it’s in our best interest as we don’t have really any economic representation right now and NEDC, from what I can tell, they should be an asset helping the town move forward and bringing further economic development to the town,” First Selectman Gerard Smith said during the meeting.
Beacon Falls officials weighing best way to move forward with repairs
A barrier blocks a section of Burton Road, shown Jan. 13, between Wolfe Avenue and North Main Street in Beacon Falls. The section of the road has been closed since Christmas Eve due to structural issues. âANDREAS YILMA
BEACON FALLS â Officials are deliberating the best route to take to repair and reopen a section of Burton Road.
âWeâre still in the searching stages to figure out the best steps to go forward,â said First Selectman Gerard Smith during the Board of Selectmenâs Jan. 11 meeting.
The town on Christmas Eve closed Burton Road to thru traffic from Wolfe Avenue to North Main Street due to structural issues. Residents of the Beacon Mill Village apartments still have access to a parking lot on the road.