Rising fuel costs a concern as officials deliberate on town budget
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MONROE, CT — Town officials are wary of uncertainty in the petroleum market amid soaring gas prices and rising home heating costs. Read More
Finance Board shares expectations before Town Council reviews municipal budget
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MONROE, CT — A year of strong grand list growth and declining debt, a rebounding undesignated fund balance and an upgraded bond rating puts the town in a favorable position as the Town Council’s review of First Selectman Ken Kellogg’s $30.7 million municipal budget proposal begins in earnest. Read More
School board trims budget proposal to a 4.75 percent increase
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MONROE, CT — Board of Education members used grant money to trim Superintendent Joseph Kobza’s 2022-23 budget proposal by $396,137, before approving a $64.4 million plan with a 4.75 percent spending increase. Read More
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
Anger over Dems’ nomination just ‘arrogance,’ a ‘sense of entitlement’
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To the Editor:
I feel compelled to respond to some of the criticisms directed to Nick Kapoor and the Monroe Democratic Town Committee as a result of its decision to not renominate John Ostaszewski for a third term on the Board of Finance. Read More
Candidate Profile: Michael Manjos
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Name: Michael Manjos
Political Party: Republican
Running for: Board of Finance
Education: BS accounting Fairfield University
Work experience: Global Head of Trading for WatchBox
Political experience: Incumbent chairman of the Board of Finance, chairman of the Pension Committee, former vice chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, former vice chairman of the Economic Development Commission. Read More
Finance board vice chair, angered by Dems ‘dismissive email,’ switches party to Republican
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MONROE, CT — John Ostaszewski served on the Board of Finance for close to a decade, while earning the respect of fellow board members, who elected him vice chairman six years ago, despite his being a Democrat on a Republican controlled board. Read More
‘This is a Republican town. Let’s keep it that way.’
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MONROE, CT — Themis Klarides, the former House minority leader, who has an exploratory committee in place to test the waters for a run for governor next year, headlined a Monroe Republican Town Committee fundraiser at Vazzy’s Osteria on Main Street Tuesday night. Read More
Voters to decide on $6.9 million of bonding for capital projects, public safety
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MONROE, CT — Stepney Fire Chief Dave Lewis is asking residents to support a $500,000 bond issue for self contained breathing apparatus for his fire company and the Stevenson Volunteer Fire Department at a Town Meeting to be held on June 28. Read More
The town of Monroe is in a strong financial position
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To the Editor:
Last year the Board of Finance was put in the very difficult position of having to approve a budget without voter approval. Read More