Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Volume 22, Number 15
Voters reject budget again
Finance board weighs deeper cuts By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
The Board of Finance discussed cutting millions from the municipal and Board of Education budgets at a Wednesday, May 23 meeting following the second rejection of a town budget at referendum last week. "In the last, I don't know, six weeks, we have been called inexperienced, irresponsible, unwilling to do our job, unwilling to listen to the voters,” said finance board member Mark Holmes. “They've spoken twice now. While it's the will of 17 percent of the people, those people want a zero tax increase.” Citing conversations with voters outside polling places on Tuesday, May 22 several board members voiced support for a budget that could be See Board, A12
By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Voters rejected the proposed budget at last week’s referendum, with the majority of voters declaring the spending levels remained too high.
Board of Finance Chairperson Sam Lomaglio speaks to member Kevin Guite at the board's meeting last week. Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
Business students convene in Atlanta The Berlin High School DECA chapter earned the organization’s highest honor of being awarded an opportunity to compete and participate in the annual International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in April.
This year the Berlin business department had 23 students competing at the state level. The competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios and test students’ academic understanding and skill level.
The top state and provincial winners During the school year, approximately put their talents to the test during the program’s final round of competition 120,000 of DECA’s 225,000 student in Atlanta. members take part in the organization’scompetitive events program, al- The DECA International Career Delowing them to compete for local and velopment Conference was the pinregional titles. nacle of competition where nearly
14,000 students vied for international honors.
This year’s #DECAICDC featured a record-breaking 20,000 members and advisors in attendance, DECA’s largest conference to date. In addition to career-based competition, DECA members engaged in leadership academies and networking opportunities with over 60 internationally recognized businesses. See Business, A2
This was the second time residents shot down the proposed budget at referendum. The Board of Finance now moves to draft a revised budget for approval by the Town Council. Finance board chairman Sam Lomaglio said: “There’s going to be a tremendous amount of cuts. Everything’s on the table.” The most recent referendum took place Tuesday, May 22. Resident Janice Lombardo was among the 61 percent of voters opposed to the general government budget and See Budget, A5
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