Monroe Budget Referendum's Unofficial Voting Results

MONROE, CT — According to the unofficial tally, Monroe's $82.8 million budget proposal has passed during Tuesday's town-wide referendum.

According to the Town of Monroe Facebook Page, 2,147 residents voted in favor of the budget totaling 61.5 percent of the vote. 1,344 voted in opposition, equaling 38.5 percent.

A total of 3,490 voters turned out, totaling 26.99 percent of the total vote.

Residents decided to approve a budget that reflects a 0.26 percent spending decrease compared to the current fiscal year budget.

Here are the budget's most prominent features:

• A tax increase of 2.82 percent
• A projected mill rate increase of 2.17 percent
• A projected mill rate for real estate and personal property of 35.76
• $28.2 million in actual municipal expenditures, which equals a 6.23 percent decrease from the prior year budget.
• A $54.6 million Board of Education budget, equaling a zero percent increase from the previous year.

You can view the complete town budget by clicking here.

According to a report from the Monroe Courier, the town was not considering Gov. Malloy's plan to shift 1/3 of teacher pensions to municipalities. However, House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz told the Hartford Courant that the Governor's plan is unlikely to pass.