Common Council to Set Ceiling on City Budget

The Common Council is scheduled to vote on the city spending "cap" on Tuesday, Mayor Richard A. Moccia said in his regular weekly interview. (Due to technical difficulties, the interview was not taped this week.)

"We'll look to see if we have any additional revision," Moccia said. City officials now have more information on what money the city may be getting from the state. A tax increase of about 1 percent, or roughly $70 a year for the average taxpayer was the estimated increase when Moccia first proposed the budget, he said.

Moccia said he expects the Board of Education on Thursday to vote on a proposal to reconfigure classrooms at the Rowayton and Naramake elementary schools in order to relieve overcrowding in both buildings.

Events on Moccia's schedule this week include:

• a swearing-in ceremony at Norwalk Fire Department headquarters on Monday;
• appearing on-air in a call-in talk show on WNLK-AM radio from 8:45 to 9 a.m. Wednesday;
• a 9:30 a.m. news conference at Stepping Stones Museum for Children about the museum's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for its recently added wing;
• the Annual Gala Wine Tasting and Silent Auction for the Police Athletic League on Thursday.

This is the schedule of upcoming meetings (in Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Ave., unless otherwise noted):

Tuesday, April 12

Board of Heath, 8 a.m.,  137 East Ave.

Fair Housing Advisory Commission, 3:30 p.m., Room 101

Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Room 231

Norwalk Redevelopment Agency, 6 p.m., Room A330

Subdivision Committee of the Planning Board, 7:30 p.m., Room 220

Land Use Committee, 7:35 p.m., Room 220

Planning Commission, 7:45 p.m., Room 220

Common Council, 8 p.m., Common Council Chambers

Wednesday, April 13

Public Safety Commission, 3:30 p.m., Room 231

Pension Board, 6 p.m., Room 231

Public hearing on Side By Side Charter School, conducted by the state Department of Education, 6 p.m., Council Chambers

Department of Public Works Public Information Meeting on the Rowayton Avenue Project, 7 p.m., Room A300

Thursday, April 14

Finance/Claims Committee of the Common Council, 7 p.m., Room 231

Aquifer Protection Agency, 7:20 p.m., Room 231

Plan Review Committee of the Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., Room 220

Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission, Room 220