Town Meeting Agenda

TOWN OF WILLINGTON

NOTICE AND WARNING

ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET MEETING FOR

GENERAL 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 April 18, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. for the following purposes:

ITEM I

To discuss the proposed General Government and Education budgets for the fiscal year July 1, 2017  to June 30, 2018.  A summary of the Town budget is:

Estimated

General Government Budget

   Operating           $4,248,086.00

   Capital:

        School Bond            0

        General Purpose Bonds        206,344.00

        Reserve Fund         185,511.00

        Capital Expenditures                   52,800.00

        Capital Projects                                                                                                               0

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT          $4,692,741.00                                                                                        

Estimated

EDUCATION BUDGET K-8     $  8,126,510.00

PROPOSED TEACHER RETIREMENT BENEFIT                  613,739.00 

REGION 19       $  4,374,374.00                                                                                                     

TOTAL TOWN BUDGET       $17,807,364.00

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES                        $ 4,230,186.00

To Be Raised by Taxation        $13,577,178.00

Less Applied Fund Balance               460,000.00

NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION     $ 13,117,178.00

• ITEM II
  • To 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 III
  • To 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 IV
  • To see if the townspeople, on the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen, will adopt the Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2018 to 2022.

Dated at Willington this 7th day of April, 2017
Christina B. Mailhos, Kim Kowalyshyn & John Blessington