Berlin Voters To Decide on Proposed $80.8 Million Budget

Berlin Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on the town’s proposed $80.83 million budget, which if approved, would increase the mill rate by 1.54 mills, to 30.46 mills.

The budget is $408,401 more than the town council originally approved because of reinstatement of money to the Board of Education’s request of $41.9 million, according to The Courant. The additional money would help retain some school athletic programs.

Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Voters also will have a chance to answer an advisory question on whether the proposed budget is too high or too low which is to serve as a guideline to town officials, should the budget proposal be rejected.

The budget represents a $2.5 million increase over the 2014-15 budget of $78.37 million. If approved, the current mill rate of 28.92 mills would increase to 30.46 mills per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Here are the poll locations.

• District 1: Emma Hart Willard School, 1088 Norton Rd., Kensington
• District 2: American Legion Post 68, 154 Porters Pass, Kensington
• District 3: Richard D. Hubbard School, 139 Grove St., East Berlin
• District 4: Berlin Senior Center, 31 Colonial Dr., Kensington
• District 5: Mary E. Griswold School, 133 Heather Ln., Kensington

The Courant story can be found here.

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