Grand list grows by $88.8 million, up 2.18 percent
Officials have released the 2019 grand list, featuring a growth of 2.18% or $88,826,696 worth of taxable property in the town of Southington. The grand total comes out to $4,157,341,209. The grand list...
View ArticleBudget: Plainville grand list tops $1.4 billion, up 1.12 percent
The town of Plainville announced the 2019 net taxable grand list at $1,412,300,690, an increase of $15,678,860 over the previous year. “I was pleasantly pleased with the Oct. 1, 2019 grand list...
View ArticleBOE approves proposed budget
Editor’s note—In the print edition, this story should have read that the Plainville Board of Education approved a 2.61% increase, making the approved 2020-21 budget $39,277,677. Changes have been made...
View ArticleBudget: Southington Town manager asks for 2.76% increase for 2020-21 budget
Southington Town Manager Mark Sciota submitted his proposed general government budget to the finance department on Feb. 19 at a total of $54,019,942. The budget includes all town services and employees...
View ArticlePublic hearing for 2020-21 budget set for March 5
The Plainville Town Council set a date for the public hearing regarding the proposed fiscal year 2021 budget. The public hearing will be held on Thursday, Mar. 5, at 7 p.m., in the council chambers of...
View ArticleFinance board hears public comment on 2020-21 budget
The board of finance held their budget public hearing on March 2 at DePaolo Middle School. Several elected town officials along with town and school staff were present in the audience, along with a...
View ArticleEditorial: Budget hums along
Last year’s budget process seemed fraught with conflict from start to finish. First, the superintendent proposed the second largest budget increase in more than a decade, which was rubber stamped by...
View ArticlePlainville budget: $63.1 million budget (2.16% increase) ready for April 28 vote
Town manager Robert Lee and Superintendent of Schools presented the collective budget total during the meeting of the town council last Monday and a public hearing followed on Thursday, March 5. Town...
View ArticlePlainville Budget: Council discusses mill rate options, new budget schedule
Town council chairperson, Katherine Pugliese, called for a zero mill increase for the 2020-21 budget during the work session held on Monday, March 16. “I appeal to the town manager, superintendent of...
View ArticleBOF passes adjusted budget, slashes increase to 0.42%
The board of finance approved the 2020-21 budget with a 0.42% increase to the mill rate on March 30 during a special meeting via teleconference call. The board was originally presented with a 1.47%...
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