by | Apr 9, 2012 5:43 pm | Comments (0)
If you missed the public hearing on the proposed Seymour budget, you can watch it again tonight (April 9) on public access, Channel 10.
The video, recorded by citizen Frank Loda, will run at 10 p.m.
The entire video is also posted below.
by | Mar 29, 2012 10:04 pm | Comments (0)
How much Seymour taxes will increase under a proposed $52.56 million budget depends on where you live in town — and what kind of house you live in.
by | Mar 29, 2012 6:38 am | Comments (0)
Seymour residents will have a say on the proposed $52.6 million town and school budgets at a public hearing scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.
The public hearing will be held at the Seymour Middle School at 211 Mountain Road.
Continue reading ‘Seymour Budget Proposal Goes To Public Hearing Thursday’
by | Mar 16, 2012 4:39 pm | Comments (0)
I have good news to report.
Although the Board of Finance did not approve the $1.5 million increase requested by the Board of Education; they did unanimously approve a $1.2 million increase to the Board of Education budget at last night’s BOF workshop.
The $1.2 million increase is more money than the Board of Education has received from the Board of Finance in the past three years combined.
Continue reading ‘Guest Column: Hope For The Seymour School Budget’
by | Mar 9, 2012 11:36 am | Comments (0)
The Seymour Board of Finance got its first look at the Seymour schools budget proposal Wednesday — along with dozens of pages of documents to back up the $31.3 million request.
Board of Education members, school Superintendent MaryAnne Mascolo, administrators, principals and teachers gathered at Town Hall for a two-hour review of the proposal on March 7.
The Board of Finance is reviewing all department budget requests as it tries to come up with a proposal to present to voters for the March 29 public hearing.
Continue reading ‘Seymour Schools Push $31.3 Million Budget Request’
by | Mar 6, 2012 2:14 pm | Comments (0)
Seymour Board of Finance members will be discussing 2012 – 2013 budget requests during budget workshops all month.
The public is invited to listen to the discussions.
Continue reading ‘Seymour Budget Workshops Open To The Public’
by | Mar 4, 2012 2:41 pm | Comments (0)
Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller is proposing a town budget that would see spending increase by 3.6 percent.
The increase would pay for new departments, such as human resources and technology, to help make the town more efficient, Miller said.
The 2012 – 2013 proposal — Miller’s first in his role as First Selectman — is being reviewed by the Board of Finance.
Continue reading ‘Seymour Finance Board Reviewing $52 Million Budget Proposal’
by | May 10, 2011 8:19 pm | Comments (0)
Seymour voters rejected the town’s proposed school budget, and approved its town budget at a day-long referendum Tuesday.
The results:
Board of Education
Yes: 904
No: 989
Town Budget
Yes: 975
No: 914
by | Apr 22, 2011 2:43 pm | Comments (0)
Seymour residents can vote on the $50.69 million budget proposal at a day-long referendum Tuesday.
The referendum will take place at the Seymour Community Center at 20 Pine Street from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
First Selectman Paul Roy urged all residents to vote and to support the proposal.
by | Apr 7, 2011 10:39 pm | Comments (0)
An effort by hundreds of Seymour residents to get the Board of Education budget presented to voters with more money has failed.
The Board of Finance Thursday voted to send the $50.69 million budget proposal to voters at a budget referendum on April 26.
Continue reading ‘Harmeling: Seymour Finance Board Ignores The People’
