Berlin Voters Reject $80.8 Million Budget Proposal

It’s back to the fiscal drawing board for the Berlin Town Council now that voters defeated the proposed $80.83 million budget Tuesday.

With 12 percent of eligible voters participating, the budget vote was 602 in favor and 912 against, according to The Courant.

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

The budget referendum also included a non-binding advisory question asking voters whether the budget was too high or too low. By a vote of 920 to 355, voters said that the proposal was too high, according to vote tallies posted by the town.

The town council, which meets May 5, will review the rejected proposal, must adopt a budget before the new fiscal year starts July 1.

The Courant story can be found here.

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