by | May 25, 2010 11:25 pm | Comments (0)
The town’s education budget will go to a historic fourth referendum on June 10 after voters rejected a zero-increase spending plan by 129 votes Tuesday.
The $29.1 million schools proposal failed to pass with a final vote of 845 – 974.
The $20.25 million town budget passed 1015 – 802.
Continue reading ‘UPDATE: Seymour Voters Reject School Budget’
by | May 24, 2010 5:12 pm | Comments (0)
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Seymour Community Center for the town’s third budget referendum.
The Community Center is located on Pine Street in Seymour.
All registered voters and residents owning taxable property in Seymour are eligible to vote in the referendum.
by | May 18, 2010 11:18 pm | Comments (0)
The finance board trimmed slightly more than $1 million from the 2010 – 2011 proposed budget Tuesday.
The budget has been rejected twice by voters. It goes to the public one more time, May 25.
The latest version of the budget carries a tax increase of just under 1 mill — 0.98.
A property assessed at $200,000 would see a tax bill increase of $196 next year.
by | May 18, 2010 12:17 pm | Comments (0)
The town’s Board of Finance is examining whether to trim the town and school budgets by another $1 million.
Voters have twice rejected the 2010 – 2011 spending plans for the town and school district.
Another vote is scheduled for May 25.
Continue reading ‘Seymour Could Trim $1 Million Off Budget Tonight’
by | May 13, 2010 5:19 pm | Comments (0)
Update: According to the town’s website, the third budget vote is now scheduled for Tuesday, May 25, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Seymour Community Center.
Original story, posted Wednesday night, follows:
The finance board wants more time before making cuts to next year’s budget, which has been twice rejected by voters.
A third referendum is scheduled for May 18.
However, at the suggestion of former First Selectman Robert Koskelowski, the finance board Wednesday voted unanimously to ask current First Selectman Paul Roy to ask the Board of Selectmen to postpone the third referendum to a later date.
Continue reading ‘UPDATE: Seymour Finance Board Wants More Time’
by and | May 11, 2010 10:20 pm | Comments (0)
Seymour voters Tuesday rejected the town and school spending plans for the second time.
The results for the $20.5 million proposed town budget:
NO: 950
YES: 753
The $29.8 million school budget:
NO: 1056
YES: 649
by | May 10, 2010 3:36 pm | Comments (0)
Voters get a second chance at the school and town budgets, with a referendum scheduled for Tuesday at the town’s community center.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The community center is at 20 Pine St.
by and | Apr 29, 2010 8:19 pm | Comments (0)
Voters Thursday rejected both the town and school budget proposals and now the Board of Finance is looking to make “some very painful cuts.”
The $50.72 million proposal would have increased tax bills by 8.4 percent.
Town officials Thursday attributed the vote to the bad economy.
by and | Apr 29, 2010 2:38 pm | Comments (0)
About 960 people have voted in the town’s budget referendum so far.
Residents have until 8 p.m. to vote on the proposed $50.72 million budget.
The polling place is the Community Center on Pine Street.
by | Apr 26, 2010 10:10 pm | Comments (0)
Seymour residents will vote on a proposed $50.72 million budget at a referendum from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
The budget proposal represents a tax rate increase of 2.18 mills, or about 8.4 percent increase.
