Proposed Budget Would Hike Bethel Taxes by Over 2 Percent

BETHEL, CT — The Finance Board has voted to send a $78.5 million budget proposal to a public hearing, the News-Times has reported.

That bottom line represents a 5.2 percent increase over the current budget, and would raise the tax rate by 2.49 percent.

About 2 percent of the tax hike can be traced to the elementary school renovations and new police station. New state requirements and rising enrollments account for around a 3 percent spike in the schools budget.

The public hearing is at 7 p.m. March 19 in the cafeteria of the middle school. After that, the proposal will get another once-over by the Finance Board before it gets sent to a town meeting.

For more, see the News-Times.