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MONROE, CT — Fearing a drastic loss of revenue from residents not being able to pay their taxes due to job losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year, town officials used a number of one time fixes to keep taxes as low as possible. Read More
MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza says the 5.85 percent spending increase in the $61.9 million budget the Board of Education adopted for Monroe’s public schools is “much higher” than they wanted it to be. Read More
MONROE, CT —Many taxpayers in Connecticut, who lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will have a hard time paying their tax bills on Jan. Read More
MONROE, CT — Savings in this year’s budget can allow the school district to use $92,000 to reinstate student clubs at Masuk and Jockey Hollow, but last week the teachers’ union president reminded the board of three furlough days its members gave up to help the district amid a tough budget year, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
MONROE, CT — Distance learning forced by the COVID-19 pandemic last spring wiped away a projected budget deficit for the Board of Education and left it with a $323,000 surplus for fiscal year 2019-2020. Read More
MONROE, CT — Board of Education Chairwoman Donna Lane answered questions from the Board of Finance Thursday, about her board’s investigation into former superintendent of schools Jack Zamary’s oversight of the budget. Read More
MONROE, CT — Town offices and school buildings have screens, hand sanitizer stations and other personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and the global pandemic has also led to staffing costs and expenses for the health and police departments. Read More
MONROE, CT — Monroe public schools has nearly closed out its 2019-20 budget, and it appears the district will end up with a $372,000 surplus, according to Finance Director Ronald Bunovsky. Read More
MONROE, CT — Board of Finance members unanimously approved a $90 million town budget with a 0.29 percent cut to the rate of taxation during a meeting held via conference call Tuesday night. Read More
MONROE, Conn. — Board of Finance Chairman Michael Manjos asked participants dialed into a budget workshop to acknowledge their presence one-by-one, before the start of the town’s first remote meeting on the computer program, GoToMeeting, Thursday evening. Read More