New Milford Schools Cope With Budget Cuts

NEW MILFORD, CT — The school board managed to preserve programs such as band, practical arts, buses for athletes and the talented and gifted program despite steep cuts, The Greater New Milford Spectrum reported. The $64 million spending plan approved by voters this spring represented a $600,000 cut compared to what the board requested, though a 1.63% increase over the current budget.

The town council recently approved use of $200,000 of the schools' budget surplus to lower that figure. Among items cut were a plan to replace copiers, consulting fees, and bringing in new administrators at lower salaries than their predecessors.

Read the full story in The Spectrum.