Brookfield Voters to Decide Budgets -- Yet Again

BROOKFIELD, CT -- Voters will go to the polls for a third time Tuesday in an attempt to pass the budget.

The latest proposal would increase spending by 2.8 percent, and the property tax rate by 3.85 percent. The new proposal also includes $42.7 million to the schools, $213,000 less than the second budget, but still 4.1 percent more than the current year's spending plan.

The official text of the referendum as provided on the town's website is:

1. Shall the TOWN OF BROOKFIELD appropriate the sum of $42,702,503 for the Board of Education portion of the Town Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019?

YES ( ) NO ( )

2. Non-Binding Advisory Question:
Is The Board Of Education Portion Of The Budget In The Amount Of $42,702,503

TOO HIGH____ ADEQUATE____ TOO LOW____

3. Shall the TOWN OF BROOKFIELD appropriate the sum of $23,905,264 for the Town Government portion of the Town Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019?

YES ( ) NO ( )

4. Non-Binding Advisory Question:
Is The Town Government portion Of The Budget In The Amount Of $23,905,264

TOO HIGH____ ADEQUATE____ TOO LOW____

The polls are open Tuesday, June 12, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.

District 1 residents should vote at Huckleberry Hill School, District 2 at Brookfield High School.