Council Asking For Support

To the Voters of Newtown:

The Board of Selectmen budget request, without debt service, stands at 0.25 percent increase from last year, some $65,000. Positions have been eliminated, programs and services have been reduced, some capital items have been eliminated, and many departments are taking on additional responsibilities. The Board of Selectmen provided these modifications in order to meet the action of the Legislative Council to reduce our budget by more than $330,000. Our challenge has been to balance the community’s need for services against the cost for those services in a distressed and anxious economic environment. We respect the work of the council and especially value the response of the voters. Having made a significant reduction, we ask that Newtown voters carefully consider our request for support and vote Yes in the referendum on May 17.

Your Board of Selectmen,

Pat Llodra

Will Rodgers

Bill Furrier

Newtown                                                                            May 11, 2011