City Council Approves Danbury 2019-20 $261.5 Million Budget

DANBURY, CT — The City Council approved Mayor Mark Boughton's 2019-20 budget Tuesday night during the course of its regular meeting.

Although its $261.5 million bottom line is $4.5 million more than the current spend, the proposed property tax rate remains unchanged.

The Board of Education's allocation accounts for $134.4 million of the budget, or $5.2 million more than this year. The district is getting $2.2 million more in local funding, and another $2.4 million more in Alliance grant funding.