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The Democrats request came shortly after they proposed adding $72,000 to the budget. The tenor of the discussion abruptly reversed, however, when freshman Democratic Alderwoman Ella Myles proposed a compromise by simply asking the city manager to seek possible cuts or alternate revenue sources to offset the proposed 1.5% tax increase in the proposed budget. Democrats called the request to ask City Manager John Salomone to find $4 million in cuts to his proposed budget “hypocritical” and “political theater,” saying it’s the council’s duty to deliberate on the budget after the city...

Groton — The Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a fiscal year 2022 budget of $137,736,367, which includes a $7,282,383, or 5.6%, increase over the current year’s budget. The council sent the proposed spending plan to the Representative Town Meeting for its review and set a tentative tax rate for next year of 25.99 mills, a 0.88-mill increase over the current rate of 25.11 mills. Finance Director Cindy Landry said the council will set a final tax rate once the RTM completes its budget review. Town Manager John Burt at a public hearing last month had presented a proposed budget o...

Preston — A year after budget decisions were left to the Board of Finance in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, town leaders are preparing for an in-person public hearing, town meeting and budget referendum in late May and June. The Board of Finance scheduled a special meeting for 7:30 p.m. Thursday — remote access — to review the proposed $4 million 2021-22 town government budget and the proposed $12.6 million school budget. No dates have been set for the budget public hearing, town meeting and referendum. But Gov. Ned Lamont is lifting most restrictions on in-person gathering...

Norwich — Three residents pleaded with the City Council on Thursday to cut the tax rate as taxpayers continue to try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during the city's first public hearing of the year. City Manager John Salomone has proposed a $138.6 million combined city and school budget, which calls for a 1.57% citywide tax increase, using federal grants to offset part of the 4.39% spending increase. Salomone’s budget includes an $86.3 million bottom line school budget, a $2.1 million, or 2.5%, increase over this year; a $48.7 million general government budget, with a $2.7 m...

Groton — City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick is proposing a fiscal year 2022 budget that holds the tax rate at its current level of 4.3 mills. The City Council began its department-by-department reviews of the budget on Monday night, and the proposed spending plan will go to a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. April 19. Information on how to join the meeting by Zoom is available at bit.ly/gcbudget2021. Hedrick said he is happy the city was able to develop a budget that keeps the tax rate flat during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We're trying to be respectful of the taxpayers and understand that they're ...