Should the school board use grant money to ease the tax burden?
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MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s $64.8 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2022-23 carries a 5.39 percent spending increase. Read More
School board approves $1.2 million worth of budget cuts
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MONROE, CT — Board of Education members approved over $1.2 million worth of cuts to balance their budget for fiscal year 2020-21 at a special meeting Monday night, but more work needs to be done. Read More
Finance board: Lower interest rate can help delinquent taxpayers
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MONROE, CT — Finance board members prefer a plan lowering the annual interest rate on delinquent taxes, rather than one extending the payment deadline, to assist residents struggling to pay their bills during the global coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Two budget hearings set, finance board weighs programs to assist taxpayers
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MONROE, CT — Many residents who lost their jobs or hours amid the coronavirus pandemic are bracing for the impact from their new bills for real estate, motor vehicle and personal property taxes. Read More
Town Council to host a budget workshop tonight
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No big changes to First Selectman Ken Kellogg’s $29.1 million municipal budget should be expected when the Town Council reviews the proposal for fiscal year 2020-21. Read More
Officials to hear from residents on the town budget proposal
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Taxpayers can make their voices heard on First Selectman Ken Kellogg’s $91.5 million budget proposal to fund municipal services and Monroe’s public schools for fiscal year 2020-21 at a hearing Thursday. Read More
First selectman’s budget presentation sparks debate over education funding
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First Selectman Ken Kellogg presented a $91.5 million budget to the Town Council Thursday, which includes more money to improve the town’s roads, maintains municipal services and advances capital projects considered to be a top priority, all while limiting the tax increase to 2.6 percent. Read More
Kellogg’s budget holds line on town spending, trims increase for Monroe’s schools
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First Selectman Ken Kellogg will present a $91.5 million town budget proposal for fiscal year 2020-21 to the Town Council tonight. Read More
Officials expect to lower education budget before it reaches voters
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First Selectman Ken Kellogg has yet to do a thorough review of the Board of Education’s $60 million budget proposal, but both he and Board of Finance Chairman Michael Manjos expressed their belief that the spending increase is still too high for voters to pass at the referendum on May 5. Read More
Monroe school district in turmoil. ‘We’re going to work through this’
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Acting Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza and central office staff are grappling with the budget deficit for this year, while working on next year’s spending plan, and the Board of Education is working closely with town officials to balance the books on the heels of the suspensions of superintendent Dr. Read More