Don't Forget to Vote

Polls opened at noon today for voting in East Haddam’s annual budget referendum. The polling place for this year’s referendum is the Town Meeting Hall, 492 Town St.

The proposed budget for fiscal 2011-2012 is $28,936,922, which represents a spending increase of $1,480,713, or 5.39 percent, over this year’s budget.

First Selectman Mark Walter said the budget proposal represents months of hard work and cooperation by local officials and employees to put together a “fiscally responsible” spending plan.

“I am very proud of the hard work and dedication of our town boards, commissions and employees in preparing this budget.  The Boards of Education, Finance and Selectmen worked cooperatively to put forth a lean budget that protects the needs of our town, the education of our children and is fiscally responsible focusing on our long range goals,” Walter said.

The $28.9 million budget represents $8,917,631 in general government spending, down $462,897, or 4.93 percent from this year’s budget. It also includes an education budget of  $18,343,633.  School spending would increase $267,952, or 1.48 percent under the budget proposal.

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