Ellington Budget ready for Town Meeting- No New Spending

Ellington Budget ready for Town Meeting- No New Spending

Ellington — The Board of Finance is sending to the Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday May 12th at 8 pm a $44.15 million budget, which represents a decrease from the 2008-2009 budget which is $44.69 million.

The proposed budget increases the mill rate 24.4 mills to 25 mills. The Board of Finance reduced $657,641 from town government spending, $602,655 from the capital improvement account, and $950,486 from the Board of Education’s budget proposal.

In order to deal with the State and Local revenue losses, the Town is implementing wage freezes for all town employees including Teachers, to control spending.

The annual town meeting on the budget is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium at Ellington High School, located at 37 Maple St.