By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
BEACON FALLS The Board of Finance on May 4 approved a roughly $7.9 million municipal budget proposal for the 2021-22 fiscal year, but the discussion among officials last week focused on the plan to spend much more than usual on capital projects.
The proposed $7.9 million budget increases the municipal operating budget by about $474,000, or 6.3%, from this fiscal year.
On top of the day-to-day operational expenses, the proposed budget allocates nearly $1.4 million from the town’s unassigned fund balance, or surplus, for capital projects.
The nearly $1.4 million is more than three times what the town used from the fund balance this fiscal year for capital projects.
April 6, 2021
Peter A. Christensen
BEACON FALLS – Peter “Pete” A. Christensen, 66, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at MidState Medical Center.
Peter was born March 1, 1955 in Waterbury, the son of the late Martin and Concelia (Barbieri) Christensen. Peter spent his career serving others as a telecommunicator and 911 dispatcher.
A lifelong resident, he was extremely dedicated to the town of Beacon Falls. Peter was a longtime member and former deacon of the Beacon Falls Congregational Church. He served on the Board of Education, the library board of directors, and clerked for several other town committees.
Peter was a 46-year member of Beacon Hose Company No. 1, where he held countless roles in the department, including firefighter, EMT, EMS director and chairman of the scholarship committee. While Peter loved his work and his town, he loved his family most of all.
By REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
642
These are just a few of the many people from Northwest Connecticut who died in 2020 from complications of COVID-19.
Andre Ferguson, the executive chef at the Courtyard by Marriott Waterbury Downtown, died at age 49 from COVID-19. Photo contributed by Marriott
Andre Ferguson, executive chef at the Courtyard by Marriott in Waterbury, died April 3 from COVID-19 at age 49.
Ferguson worked at the hotel when it was a Holiday Inn during the 1980s and ’90s. After spending time in Arkansas, Ferguson returned to Waterbury to be closer to family and took a job at the Marriott as a line cook, the only open position at the time.
Beacon Falls fire officials warn drivers about long-term detour
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of3
Firefighters handle a crash in Beacon Falls, Conn., on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.Beacon Hose Company No. 1 / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less
2of3
Firefighters handle a crash in Beacon Falls, Conn., on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.Beacon Hose Company No. 1 / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less
3of3
BEACON FALLS After a minor crash on Tuesday, fire officials are warning residents to be alert due to an increase in cross-traffic caused by what is expected to be a months-long detour.
Units from Beacon Hose Company No. 1 responded for a minor crash near the Route 8 on-ramp Tuesday afternoon. Fire officials said there were no injuries, but a brief traffic disruption as crews handled a fluid spill.