When voters step into the referendum booth on Tues, May 14 to cast their support or discontent with the town budget as proposed by the Windsor town council, they should know it's not the same budget presented months ago.
At the council's recent budget meeting, a number of changes were made to reduce the overall budget form about $102 million to just over $101 million.
The following represents departments, what they requested and how much they will get over the next fiscal year:
Board of Education: Requested $63,994,900; Approved for $63,894,900
Town Support of Education: Requested $4,324,020; Approved for $4,303,500
General Government: Requested $989,000; Approved for $$927,530
General Services: Requested $9,967,300; Approved fro $9,361,500
Expenditure/Revenue Totals: Requested $102,087,020
The following represents departments receiving the amount proposed in Town Manager Peter Souza's original proposal:
Safety Services: $9,196,050
Public Works: $5,036,000
Information Services: $443,180
Administrative Services: $2,079,040
Tax Collection Rate: 98.80 percent
Landfill Enterprise Fund: $2,386,160
Caring Connection Adult Day Care Center: $649,540
Windsor Child Development Center: $1,331,430
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