Ledyard ― Having served as Democratic registrar of voters for 42 years, Hazel M. Gorman has worked with six town clerks and during the tenure of eight U.S. presidents. And the changes in election tec.
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.