Regional Performance Incentive Program News Today

Without enough municipal specialists to go around, towns are struggling to find and keep qualified workers — but fixes are in the works.

Three state grants totaling just over $1.3 million will fund efforts to regionalize services across municipalities to save taxpayer money.

The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments is set to receive almost $400,000 in grant money to bolster code enforcement staff. The state Office of Policy Management announced Friday $1.85 mil...

Any application will still need the approval of the Derby Board of Aldermen &...

Ansonia and Derby’s mayors both signed a letter asking for state support to fund a...

By Tom Condon, CT Mirror Connecticut’s heavy reliance on local property taxes is a millstone around the state’s neck, critics have long asserted. They say high property taxes are a drag on business, promote sprawl and bad land use and penalize land-poor municipalities. A number of people believe this burden can be significantly reduced by sharing municipal services on a regional basis. Three measures are afoot that could encourage more regional services. One is a bill before t...