Second Budget Rejected by Voters in Monroe

Voters in Monroe rejected the town budget for the second time this month.

According to the Connecticut Post, the revised 2015-16 budget was $118,000 lower than the original $84.3 million spending plan. The new proposed budget would have cut $68,000 from the municipal side and $50,000 from the education side.

First Selectman Steve Vavrek announced on social media that the budget was rejected by 27 votes.

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