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Mill rate remaining flat at 18.164 unprecedented, New Canaan finance board chairman says
Grace Duffield
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New Canaan’s mill rate will stay flat at 18.164 for Fiscal Year 2022, the exact same rate it was for Fiscal Year 2021.Grace Duffield Hearst Connecticut Media /
Homeowners may avoid writing larger checks for the tax collector next year after the Board of Finance approved a mill rate of 18.164 for fiscal year 2022, the exact same rate as fiscal year 2021.
The budget calls for raising $140.2 million from taxation for fiscal year 2022, an 0.85 percent increase from $138.99 million in 2021.
“Everyone works to keep the spending in check,” Todd Lavieri, Board of Finance chairman said after the board voted unanimously to approve the mill rate.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. | Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP
In New York, an impeachable offense is whatever the Legislature wants it to be
ALBANY While the U.S. Constitution says that an impeachable offense involves “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” there’s no such definition in New York s constitution.
So, then, what is an impeachable offense in the Empire State? Debate on that question has usually been limited to wonky discussions in law journals and forgotten legislative hearings. But there’s a decent chance that it could soon become the only question that matters in state politics.
Fate of Irwin Park buildings explored
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New Canaan s Irwin Barn, built of stone and wood in the late 1800s and early 1900s got refurbished windows. The Town budgeted $132,000 for repairs to the barn in the 2018-’19 capital budget. There had been a budget discussion about spending $50,000 for putting public bathrooms on the lower floor, but that was taken out before the budget was passed hence the outdoor restroom.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut Media
Two roofs at the 36-acre Irwin Park are both due for renewal, but were perceived very differently at a meeting of the Selectmen Advisory Committee for Infrastructure and Buildings.
New Canaan s Lavieri: A win-win is finding savings without affecting students
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New Canaan town and school board officials met with the goal of opening more productive lines of comunication.Contributed photo
In an amiable meeting between the Board of Finance and school officials on Tuesday Feb. 9, movement was made on changes that had been forecast by First Selectman Kevin Moynihan to merge school district efforts with the town.
“We have made some progress in terms of sharing information between the town and BOE. We haven’t always done the most perfect job of doing that,” said Board of Finance member Neil Budnick, who also sits on the Selectman’s Advisory Committee on Infrastructure.