Thursday, December 7, 2017
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Volume 21, Number 42
Hiring freezes among options following $586K in state aid cuts
REDCOATS STOPPED IN SEMIS
By Ashley Kus The Citizen
The town may have some tough decisions to make following Gov. Dannel Malloy’s recent municipality “holdbacks,” including a $586,000 reduction to Berlin’s state aid. “As of today, these are the numbers,” said Kevin Delaney, town finance director, Monday, Nov. 27. Last month, Delaney and the new Board of Finance discussed options to regain lost revenue. With the cuts, Berlin will be facing a general fund budget shortfall of more than $600,000. The finance board said it did not want to pursue a supplemental citizen tax which would be equivalent to .3 mills or a 1 percent increase in the January tax bill.
The Berlin High School football team’s stellar season came to an end Sunday in the semifinals of the CIAC Class M state playoffs. Read more inside. Pictured: Berlin’s Larry St. Pierre looks for room to run against Killingly, and teammate Sebastian Scott (No. 50) swoops in to help carve a pathway. Matt Leidemer, Special to The Citizen
Hiring freezes were discussed as an alternative option.
Berlin town officials to look at school redistricting The configuration of Berlin schools may change down the road as the education board looks at a redistricting study.
“It’s very early on in the process,” Superintendent David Erwin said last week. The study was brought up at a recent Board of Finance meeting during a discussion regarding
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“We’re just trying to figure out the cuts,” said Sam Lomaglio, chairman of the finance board. “What can we do with the Board of Education moving forward?”
school capital improvements. District Business Operations Director Eva Gallupe reported to the board that due to a shift in demographics redistricting may be necessary.
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By Ashley Kus The Citizen