Bethel residents are at the polls today voting on a budget for the coming fiscal year. If approved, the mill rate would increase by about .98 percent. 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 $51.1 million. The Board of Education budget was presented to residents without cuts, for the first time in several years. During the annual Town Meeting, a motion was made to cut $500,000 in school spending, but it was rejected and the budget was adopted without change. Poll close at 8pm.