The New Milford Town Council and the Board of Finance are holding joint meetings, starting tonight, about the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.  Additional workshops are scheduled for Wednesday and March 1st, 6th and 7th. 

Each gathering is slated for 7pm in New Milford Town Hall, and members will be taking public comment.  The budget is proposed at $101.9 million.  Each workshop will cover different parts of the budget. 

Tonight is about the probate court as well as the finance, registrars, tax collectors and tax assessor departments.  Tomorrow's is about the fire marshal, fire departments and the inlands wetlands department along with the schools. 

The March 1st gathering will cover the most areas of town government: health department, youth agency, town clerk, library, economic development, social services, the building department, parks and recreation and the mayor’s office.  March 6th is about funding for seniors, zoning, planning commission, ambulances and aquifer protection.  The last workshop covers the police department, non-profits, the sewer commission, commission on the arts, the film commission, farmland preservation and the Candlewood Lake Authority.