Governor Announces Supplemental Aid For School, Town Budgets ... See What Manchester Will Get

MANCHESTER, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont Sunday released a document containing a town-by-town breakdown of the increase in state funding that every school district and municipality in Connecticut will receive from the fiscal year 2027 budget adjustment legislation and, in the case of Manchester, it's millions of dollars.

The increased support is designed to "close critical funding gaps in school budgets and town finances without forcing communities to raise property taxes," Lamont explained.

"By targeting these dollars directly at the gaps straining local budgets and school systems, this state funding gives municipalities the breathing room they need to stabilize or even reduce mill rates, addressing the affordability concerns that so many Connecticut residents and community leaders have raised," he added. "Affordability is a top priority for this administration, and this investment delivers real relief where people feel it most."

Here's what Manchester is getting, according to Lamont:

• Supplemental Education Aid: $5,297,464
• Supplemental Municipal Aid: $1,001,403
• Total Increased Aid: $6,218,867

The budget legislation was developed as a collaborative effort between the Lamont administration and legislative leaders, the governor's office said. A majority of legislators in both the Democratic and Republican parties voted Sunday in favor of approving the bill. Governor Lamont is to sign it into law soon after it has been transmitted to his office.