WATERTOWN â The Town Council, meeting Monday, April 5, approved a 2021-2022 town budget of $31,635,098 and education budget of $47,939,863 for a total of $79,574,961 and a tax increase of 1.26 as percent compared to last year.
During its deliberations, the council considered the impact of a tax increase during a difficult year and chose to cut 1 percent from the proposed town budget and $500,000 from the education budget as presented by the Board of Education.
The budget will now move to a public hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21,
As the council made its final review of the numbers, Mark Raimo, town manager, explained that the budget included funds to bring an intern from the University of Connecticut who would identify grant opportunities.
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The Cat s Out of the Bag | Letters to the Editor
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To the Editor,
On 3/13/19, the Watertown Housing Commission, led by Chairman Mark Raimo, adopted a procurement policy that conformed with state statutes, requiring competitive bids for professional services.Â
On 10/30/20, Chairman Raimo and the Commission terminated the WHA employees to hire crony Propertyworx as the WHA property manager, without using the competitive bid process.
On that same day, the WHA attorney contacted the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority about the issue of the improper procurement of Propertyworx.Â
They knew there was an issue, but went ahead anyway. The WHA attorney referred to Propertyworx as the new management company. The word âinterimâ appears nowhere. After CHFA called the WHA Commission out on their improper actions, newly hired Town Manager Raimo was forced to term his crony hire âinterim.â