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New Fairfield town meeting on allocating surplus funds

New Fairfield residents are being asked to vote tonight on using surplus funding to take care of items previously cut from the budget.  A special meeting is being held at 7pm at the Senior Center to consider using $722,000 in expenditures from last year’s surplus for police cameras, additional paving, vinyl siding for Company A Firehouse, and purchase of 13 and 15 Route 37. 

The surplus is due to fewer expenses from staff vacancies and lower utilities, coupled with higher revenue from real estate transaction and permitting fees from higher number than usual of newcomers.  In order to keep taxes in the last budget under a 3-percent increase, police cameras, paving, and siding were cut.  The property purchase could lead to creation of a town green.

The allocations are broken down as:

$2,268.14 to Fire Department Equipment Reserve Fund

$60,000.00 to Capital and Non-Recurring Fire Co. (CoA Vinyl Siding)

$110,000.00 to Capital and NonRecurring Police Cars and Equipment (Cameras)

$125,000.00 to Road Repair

$425,000.00 to Purchase property located at 13 & 15 Route 37.

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