Cromwell holds line on no tax increase for fourth year in row
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CROMWELL The $54.3 million 2021-22 budget was adopted Tuesday with no tax increase, which is not as surprising as it seems.
This is the fourth year in a row the municipal spending package was approved with no tax increase, according to data provided by Director of Finance Marianne Sylvester.
Since 2018-19, the tax rate has remained at 30.33 mills, Sylvester said. That is the result, town officials say, of close attention to detail, a strong local economy, continuing efforts to lure new businesses to town while supporting existing ones, steady growth in the grand list, and careful use of surplus funds.
Cromwell officials adopt $54.3 million budget proposal for 2021-22
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CROMWELL - The Board of Finance has adopted a $54.3 million proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, a package that will go before voters on May 4.
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The Finance Board acted after spending about 45 minutes reviewing the general government (or town) budget, but made no reductions in that $17.9 million part of the proposal.
The board did recently reduce the proposed increase in education spending by $312,000 to $32.7 million.
The Board of Education had submitted a proposal calling for spending $33.1 million, a 3.9 percent increase from its current budget.
In presenting her proposed budget, Superintendent of Schools Enza Macri shad said the $33.1 million budget was what she needed to overcome the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the disruptions it created for students psychologically and emotionally.
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