Published April 15. 2021 3:23PM | Updated April 15. 2021 7:34PM
Kevin G. Gorden, Special to The Day
Ledyard A majority of taxpayers will see their taxes go up, under a preliminary 2021-22 budget plan passed Wednesday night by the Town Council.
The $60,295,817 package decreases current spending by 0.25%, and decreases the mill rate by 3.56%. However, recent property revaluations mean more than half of the town s taxpayers will see their bills go up, according to Councilor William Saums, who chairs the finance committee.
The preliminary budget was approved after $1,548 was cut from the mayor s budget proposal to eliminate fax machine expenditures. Plans to alter a $43,000 increase in capital improvement appropriations was left untouched for now, until it s more clear what federal funding may be coming the town s way from recent relief packages either approved or proposed in Washington, D.C.