A meeting is being held this afternoon in Redding to set the time and date for the annual budget referendum. The Board of Selectmen voted March 20th to send the budget to a machine vote. Today's meeting is at 3pm in the hearing room of Redding Town Hall.
After a reduction by the Board of Finance, the education budget proposed to voters will be $20.7 million. The municipal budget of $14.7 million was accepted as is. It's a 2.9 percent increase.
The referendum date will likely be set as May 2nd.