Renovations at rec complex nearly complete mycitizensnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mycitizensnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Groton The Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a fiscal year 2022 budget of $137,736,367, which includes a $7,282,383, or 5.6%, increase over the current year’s budget.
The council sent the proposed spending plan to the Representative Town Meeting for its review and set a tentative tax rate for next year of 25.99 mills, a 0.88-mill increase over the current rate of 25.11 mills. Finance Director Cindy Landry said the council will set a final tax rate once the RTM completes its budget review.
Town Manager John Burt at a public hearing last month had presented a proposed budget of $138,647,317, which was a $8,193,333, or 6.3%, increase over the current year’s budget. Burt said the increases are primarily due to bonds for the Groton 2020 school plan, as well as capital improvement projects, subdivision requests, benefits, new staffing positions and contributions to health and service agencies.
Voters OK funds for Beacon Falls rec complex renovations mycitizensnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mycitizensnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
Basketball courts at the Pent Road Recreation Center in Beacon Falls are shown March 23. The town is planning a project to replace the basketball courts, tennis courts and playscape at the recreation complex. –ANDREAS YILMA
BEACON FALLS Town officials are getting the ball rolling with a project to replace the basketball and tennis courts at the Pent Road Recreation Center.
The Board of Selectman and the Board of Finance on March 23 approved appropriating a total of $222,039 for the project. Officials want to appropriate $142,039 from Local Capital Improvement Program funds and transfer $60,190 from the town’s undesignated fund balance to pay for the work.