First Selectwoman s Newsletter Reflects Busy Week In Fairfield patch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Subscribe There are two topics of interest that residents have written to me about this past week that I would like to address with you.
Budget:
Subscribe On Monday, I presented the Town budget to the Board of Selectmen. Here s the FairTV links of the meeting broken into two parts: Part 1 and Part 2. The Board of Selectmen budget meetings were held on Monday and Tuesday of this week. This coming Monday morning, the Board of Selectmen will take a vote on my proposed budget. My proposed budget includes a mill rate increase of 1.98%. This incorporates a $7.5 million dollar increase to the education budget, as well as $8 million dollars in spending that was supported by Town bodies to replenish the funds and accounts that were used to subsidize last year s 0% tax increase. This budget ensures the Town s long-term liabilities are fully funded. The education increase is the second highest in a decade. I believe my proposed budget makes the necessary investments in education and in