Annual Town Budget Hearing

at the Old Town Hall
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 7:00pm
TOWN OF WILLINGTONNOTICE AND WARNINGANNUAL TOWN BUDGET MEETING FORGENERAL GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION

The electors of the Town of Willington and all persons who are entitled to vote in Town Meeting on the matters mentioned in the following warning are hereby warned and notified to meet at the OLD TOWN HALL at 11 COMMON ROAD in WILLINGTON on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. for the following purposes:

ITEM ITo discuss the proposed General Government and Education budgets for the fiscal year July 1, 2018  to June 30, 2019.  A summary of the Town budget is:Estimated
General Government Budget
    Operating                                                                                            $4,203,190.00
    Capital:
         School Bond                                                                                                       0
         General Purpose Bonds                                                                      200,812.00
         Reserve Fund                                                                                        63,802.00
         Capital Expenditures                                                                           186,015.00
         Capital Projects                                                                                                   0
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT                                                 $4,653,819.00                                                                                                     
Estimated
EDUCATION BUDGET K-8                                                               $  8,301,814.00
PROPOSED TEACHER RETIREMENT BENEFIT                                                   . 0          
REGION 19                                                                                          $  4,117,765.00
                                                                                                                 
TOTAL TOWN BUDGET                                                                  $17,073,398.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES                                                           $ 3,703,002.00
       
To Be Raised by Taxation                                                                    $13,370,396.00
Less Applied Fund Balance                                                                         220,000.00
 
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION                           $ 13,150,396.00
 
ITEM IITo set a date, not less than seven nor more than fourteen days thereafter, for a vote on the annual general government and education budgets by a separate “YES” or “NO” vote on the voting machines. ITEM IIITo set the Town Office Building as the polling place and to set the hours, of the referendum, during which votes may be cast, not less than between the hours of twelve o’clock noon and eight o’clock P.M. and not more than between the hours of six o’clock A.M. and eight o’clock P.M. ITEM IVTo see if the townspeople, on the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen, will adopt the Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2019 to 2023. ITEM VTo see if the townspeople, on the recommendation of the Board of Finance will appropriate $12,500 from the Capital Projects Fund-LoCIP- RRAC Parking Lot lights and Surveillance for the purpose of installing lighting and a surveillance camera at RRAC to be reimbursed by the State of Connecticut Local Capital Improvement Program. Dated at Willington this 6th day of April, 2018 

Erika G. Wiecenski     Liza Makuch       John Blessington - Willington Board of Selectmen