DERBY – A budget that carries a 11.9 percent increase in the mill rate could be approved at a meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 in Derby City Hall.
The meeting will be held in-person on the second floor of the building at 1 Elizabeth St. The meeting will also be carried on Zoom.
The $53.1 million budget adds 4.6 mills to the Derby mill rate, bringing it to 43.2 mills from the current 38.6.
A single-family house on Hawthorne Avenue assessed at $112,000 would pay an additional $515 in property taxes next year if the budget is adopted as is.
A house on Sentinel Hill Road assessed at $220,150 would pay $1,000 more in taxes next year.
The board voted to hire Hall at a salary of $150,000. He has a one-year contract with the city, according to Mayor Joseph DiMartino’s office. Hall’s new title is official on Monday (April 15).
“The obvious is that he’s very bright and extremely good at what he does,” Mayor DiMartino said in an email to The Valley Indy. “What is less obvious about Brian and even more valuable, is his ability to explain his work, findings, and recommendations in terms that everyone can understand.”
ANSONIA — Representatives from the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) and Save The Sound will go door-to-door on Saturday (April 13) to inform residents near Coe Pond about plans to take down Seymour’s Kinneytown Dam.
Coe Pond is fed by Naugatuck River waters diverted by the dam.
One Ansonia resident has taken to the streets to raise questions about the pond’s fate after the dam is gone.
DERBY -– Only one person from the public shared an opinion Tuesday on a proposed city budget that will increase the mill rate by 11.9 percent.
The tax board (the Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation) hosted the budget public hearing, which was held in person in Derby City Hall and carried online.
“I’ve been watching the tax board for many years, so I understand the dilemma you are experiencing right now,” said resident Karen Kemmesies. “It’s unfortunate. I don’t want to see my taxes raised either, but hopefully going forward we’ll be on a positive step,” she said.
Kemmesies urged the tax board to pay attention to capital planning expenses – that is, big ticket items in the city such as purchasing new vehicles for the fire and police departments. She noted new equipment and vehicles are needed.
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DERBY – A budget that carries a 11.9 percent increase in the mill rate could be approved at a meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 in Derby City Hall.
The meeting will be held in-person on the second floor of the building at 1 Elizabeth St. The meeting will also be carried on Zoom.
The $53.1 million budget adds 4.6 mills to the Derby mill rate, bringing it to 43.2 mills from the current 38.6.
A single-family house on Hawthorne Avenue assessed at $112,000 would pay an additional $515 in property taxes next year if the budget is adopted as is.
A house on Sentinel Hill Road assessed at $220,150 would pay $1,000 more in taxes next year.
The board voted to hire Hall at a salary of $150,000. He has a one-year contract with the city, according to Mayor Joseph DiMartino’s office. Hall’s new title is official on Monday (April 15).
“The obvious is that he’s very bright and extremely good at what he does,” Mayor DiMartino said in an email to The Valley Indy. “What is less obvious about Brian and even more valuable, is his ability to explain his work, findings, and recommendations in terms that everyone can understand.”
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