Trumbull Tax Bills Being Sent Out Immediately

TRUMBULL, CT — First Selectman Vicki Tesoro has directed the tax collector office to send out tax bills for January and April of 2018. Tax bills sent out in June listed "TBD" for January and April quarters.

The mill rate will stay the same.

“I wish the town had sent these sooner, but I’m making sure the bills go out now so that our residents can plan the timing of their tax payments and have confidence in their household budgets,” Tesoro said. “It is especially critical to get these bills out now in light of the current tax reform bill being voted on in Washington. Sending out tax bills is not the first thing I wanted to do as First Selectman. However, I’m pleased that we are able to keep taxes stable in spite of inheriting an unbalanced budget.”

Tesoro said Trumbull's current budget is unbalanced by $2.8 million, in part due to a $1 million fee increase at the transfer station that wasn't implemented.

"We plan to keep taxes stable. We do not need to spend more, we need to spend smarter," Tesoro said. "The budget we inherited does not have room to fund everything. We will prioritize town spending to best utilize finite resources. We plan to implement efficiencies which will save taxpayers money while continuing to provide high quality services and maintain our commitment to public safety and our schools."

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