The Monroe Sun (https://themonroesun.com/tag/steve-kirsch/)
To the Editor:
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, I attended both the Town Council’s Legislative and Administrative (L&A) Committee meeting and the Town Council meeting that followed and at which the nomination of Chrissy Fensore Martinez to fill a Board of Education (BoE) vacancy was discussed and voted upon. Read More
MONROE, CT — Town officials are wary of uncertainty in the petroleum market amid soaring gas prices and rising home heating costs. Read More
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
MONROE, CT — Residents will vote on a $93 million town budget proposal with a 2.48 tax rate increase when they go to the polls for the referendum on Tuesday, May 4. Read More
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