Proposed Budget Fails In North Haven Referendum

NORTH HAVEN, CT — North Haven’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-25 failed by 79 votes in Tuesday’s budget referendum, according to officials.

The budget received 610 “yes” votes and 689 “no” votes.

Officials said more information will follow on the next special budget meeting.

The total proposed budget of $130,355,151 represented a 7.3 percent increase over the current budget and carried a 2.65 mill rate increase, according to First Selectman Michael Freda’s overview of the budget.

The proposed budget allocated nearly $65 million for the Board of Education, which represents a 5.4 percent over the current spending.

The town’s mill rate would increase from 32.65 to 35.30 under the proposed budget.

According to Freda, the budget started with a 4.4 mill increase but was whittled down to 2.65 mills through $6,201,674 in total reductions across all departments.

For Freda’s full overview of the proposed budget, click here.

Click here for the full proposed budget for 2024-25.