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Cheshire Town and School Budgets Approved
The Town Council shaves $1.7 million from town and schools budget requests.
Here are the town and school budget numbers as approved Tuesday night by the Town Council:
- Cheshire general operating budget: $98.7 million
- Cheshire school budget: $62.5 million
- Mill rate: 27.23; an increase of .38 mills
The approved budget for the town's spending plan is $1.04 million less than requested by Town Manager Michael Milone.
The school district's approved budget is about $703,000 less than requested by the Board of Education.
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The town budget was approved in a 5-to-4 vote with Republican Andy Falvey joining the three Democrats on the council in voting against it. The Democrats supported Milone's original request of $99.7 million, but Falvey voted "no" because he said he didn't support any tax increase this year.
The school district's budget was approved in a 5-to-3 vote along party lines with Republican Jim Sima abstaining.
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More information on the approved budget will be posted on Cheshire Patch this week.
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