A complaint has been filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission by the tax watchdog group Bethel Action Committee, against the Superintendent of Schools.  BAC claims Christine Carver illegally promoted approval of the town budget in the upcoming referendum. 

The Newstimes reports the complaint is over the weekly newsletter sent out Friday.  While the newsletter is only sent to some people in town, state law only requires that all residents be able to opt into this kind of community notification system--which they can. 

The newsletter said “The Town budget contains our maintenance account, school debt for renovations and capital non-reoccurring (band uniforms and resurfacing of track... It is important to remember that the town budget in many ways also supports the schools.”