The Annual Town Meeting in Bethel will be held on Monday, April 4th.  Residents will be able to discuss and vote on sending the proposed municipal and school budgets for the coming fiscal year to a referendum.  The date of the budget vote will be determined at the Town Meeting.  As proposed, the budget would increase the mill rate in Bethel by about .98 percent.  The final mill rate will be established by the Board of Finance following a successful budget referendum.  The proposed municipal budget is about $34.2 million, which includes the Town Operating Budget, Debt Service and the School’s Building Maintenance account.  The proposed Board of Ed budget is about $51.16 million.  The annual town meeting on the 4th will be held at the Bethel Middle School Auditorium, beginning at 7pm.  The Registrars of Voters will check voter identification, and residents are asked to arrive early to help them efficiently check in all voters and start the meeting on time.