Preston ― The Board of Finance will send the proposed town and school budgets with no changes to a public hearing Thursday and voted this week to use $1.2 million of the town’s undesignated surplus fu.
The Connecticut Bond Commission this week sent more than $31 million in funding to southeastern Connecticut to bolster economic development, make small harbors safer and more accessible, improve air q.
Schools in Preston and the Lyme-Old Lyme school districts will receive grants to upgrade their heating and ventilation systems through a state program created last year using a combination of state an.
Preston A year after budget decisions were left to the Board of Finance in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, town leaders are preparing for an in-person public hearing, town meeting and budget referendum in late May and June.
The Board of Finance scheduled a special meeting for 7:30 p.m. Thursday remote access to review the proposed $4 million 2021-22 town government budget and the proposed $12.6 million school budget.
No dates have been set for the budget public hearing, town meeting and referendum. But Gov. Ned Lamont is lifting most restrictions on in-person gatherings starting May 19, which should clear the way for Town Hall and in-person meetings to reopen. Town Hall has been accessible by appointment only since March 2020, and meetings have been held online or by teleconference.