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Board of Finance

Should the school board use grant money to ease the tax burden?

By Bill Bittar | January 12, 2022

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

By Bill Bittar | June 30, 2020

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

By Bill Bittar | April 17, 2020

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

By Bill Bittar | April 11, 2020

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

By Bill Bittar | February 26, 2020

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

By Bill Bittar | February 18, 2020

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

By Bill Bittar | February 11, 2020

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

By Bill Bittar | February 10, 2020

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

By Bill Bittar | January 25, 2020

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’

By Bill Bittar | January 17, 2020

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

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