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Bethel Board of Finance signs off on proposed budget

The Bethel Board of Finance has approved a proposed budget to send to the voters.  Residents will get to weigh in at a public hearing set for March 21st at 7pm at Bethel Middle School. 

The approximate $85.5 million tax and spending plan was trimmed by about $114,000.  There's $34.3 million proposed on the municipal side and $51.2 million on the school side.  If approved, the mill rate would be 34.64, a .38 mill increase, resulting in a 1.1 percent increase in taxes.  The average homeowner's tax would go up $82 per year. 

First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker says there's a lot of demand for municipal services.  More work is being done this year by the building and health departments in particular.  The main budget drivers include personnel and money for road paving.  Parks and rec enrollment is expected to be back up for their programs, but Knickerbocker says revenue will offset some of that cost, the same for the senior center.

The Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for April 4 at 7pm in the Bethel High School auditorium.

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