Here's How Much Less Southbury Will Receive From The State

By Jack Kramer, Correspondent

SOUTHBURY, CT — It isn’t usual when towns are getting less money than they’ve gotten the previous year for leaders to be thankful. But considering what could have been, the budget passed by the House and Senate is better news for Southbury than it could have been. At one point in the process, Southbury was estimated to lose millions, according to Gov. Malloy's previous budget proposals.

The $41.34 billion, two-year budget passed by a 126-23 vote in the House and a 33-3 vote in the Senate this week means the following:

• Southbury will receive $223,000 less this fiscal year than last; it will receive $301,000 less next fiscal year than it did last year.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget planned to take much more away from suburban towns – in some cases in the millions of dollars – in an effort to divert education funding to the poorer, bigger cities in the state.

The good news for suburban towns is the House and Senate votes passed by a substantial margin – meaning they are veto proof, as Malloy has said he will likely veto the budget if it doesn’t meet his goals.