East Windsor Residents Reject Budget Proposal

EAST WINDSOR, CT - Voters rejected a proposed $37.1 million town budget during referendum voting Tuesday.

The budget proposal would have contained a spending increase of just more than 2 percent over the current year's allotment.

516 residents, or 54.8 percent, voted against the proposal, while 425 were in favor.

"I commend the Board of Finance for their work so far in putting together a responsible budget," Selectman Jason Bowsza said Wednesday. "Considering the Board of Selectmen submitted to them a budget containing a 4.79 percent spending increase, they've certainly done yeoman's work to get that down to 2.05 percent. The voters have decided that they have a little more work to do, and I hope anyone interested in our town's finances will attend tonight's Board of Finance hearing and workshop."

Another referendum on the budget has been scheduled for May 24.

Photo credit: Mia Jensen