Farmington Town Council Approves $97.5 Million Budget

Editor’s note: We ran this story earlier in the week, but figured to bring it back around because of its importance. 

The Farmington Town Council approved a $97.5 million budget in a 5-2 vote.

The budget is about $232,000 less than what the town manager recommended and will raise spending by 3.41 percent and taxes by 2.71 percent, according to the Hartford Courant.

The Board of Education budget request was reduced by about $320,000, which still represents a 3.7 percent increase from the previous year.

Council members Jeffrey Apuzzo and Jon Landry voted against the budget. Apuzzo said the increase for the Board of Education was excessive and cited declining enrollment figures.

Read the full Courant report here.