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Budget approved
Friday, April 13, 2012
Baby on board
Council votes on party lines, approves $103.4M budget; no tax increase for 80% of homeowners By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Erica Schmitt | Staff
Berlin resident Vicky Johnson with her 10-month-old daughter Vanessa, take part in the Newington Library’s “Babies, Books, Bounce and Bubbles” program. See story and photos on Page 4.
After much deliberation,the Democrat majority on Town Council approved a $103.4 million budget for 2012-13 Tuesday night. Republican councilors — in the minority — rejected the budget in a party-line vote. They cited disagreements over a half-a-million dollar reduction in funds Town Manager John Salomone allocated from the town’s Reserve Fund to further diminish taxes. “I wanted to give taxpayers more of a break,� said Councilor Jay Bottalico. Minority leader Beth DelBuono said that her choice to oppose the budget was not a political one.
“I want to be clear it’s not about party lines,� she emphasized, adding that her disagreement was with a total of $1.4 million in funding, including the reserve fund allocation. But Democrats said this move would tear a hole into future budgets and cause significant tax increases later on. They were happy to support a budget that See COUNCIL, Page 6
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