"Wait and See"

Town officials are taking a "wait-and-see" approach after Gov. Daniel Malloy proposed cutting more than $54 million in municipal aid in his latest .

Malloy is proposing to reduce state aid to municipalities by 3 percent. In the new proposal, Rocky Hill would lose $114,557 in state funding.

Rocky Hill would lose $30,336, or 5 percent, from the state PILOT funding and $84,221, or a 50 percent cut, in Town Aid Road Grants, or TAR.

The PILOT funding is money received by a town in lieu of taxes that would be paid on state-owned and operated buildings. Rocky Hill has several tax-exempt state-owned buildings, including  and , and that is why the town was hit harder in this area.

"We are waiting to act," Town Manager Barbara Gilbert said.

Gilbert said she has not decided where the cuts will be made in the and does not know if a percentage will be taken from each department's budget.

"I am going to have to absorb it," Gilbert said. "It is my job to keep
the town in the red."

No major road projects were planned using the TAR funding, Gilbert said. Town officials will have to prioritize what items need to be done this year and hold off on some road projects until next year, if needed, she said.

Repairs are expected to be done on Trinity Road to fix drainage problems, and the remaining TAR funding may be used for that project, Gilbert said.