Notice of Annual Town Budget Meeting on 04.13.22 and Referendum/Adjourned Annual Town Budget Meeting on 04.26.22

TOWN OF STONINGTON
NOTICE OF ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET MEETING

The Annual Town Budget Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meetings of the Town of Stonington will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Stonington High School, 176 South Broad Street, Pawcatuck for the following purpose to wit:

To appropriate sufficient sum or sums of money to carry on the various divisions of Town Government for the following purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, all of which have been approved and recommended by the Board of Finance to the extent of the amount appearing opposite each (a copy of the detailed budget is available to view in the Town Clerk’s Office 152 Elm Street, Stonington, CT 06378 during normal business hours or online at www.stonington-ct.gov):

OFFICE OF THE SELECTMAN                                          $          1,038,383   
DEPT. OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES                         $          4,848,419
DEPT. OF ASSESSMENT                                                   $              416,150
DEPT. OF FINANCE                                                            $           2,184,553
DEBT SERVICE                                                                   $            7,729,306
DEPT. OF PLANNING & LAND USE                                 $               572,003
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS                                               $            7,745,820
DEPT. OF POLICE SERVICES                                            $           6,682,205
DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES                                           $           1,781,319
BOARD OF EDUCATION                                                   $         38,984,553
SCHEDULE C:
LAND, BLDGS, IMPROVEMENTS & EQUIPMENT          $          4,763,229
TOTAL EXPENDITURES                                                   $       76,745,940

The Board of Finance’s recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 carries a 23.66 mil rate.  Of the above budget, the amount to be raised by taxes is $69,286,438.

A referendum to vote on said item will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Please see the legal notice regarding the Referendum/Adjourned Annual Town Budget Meeting for further details.

Dated at Stonington, Connecticut this 1^st day of April, 2022. 

/s/ Danielle Chesebrough, First Selectman

/s/ June D. Strunk, Selectwoman

/s/ Debbie Motycka Downie, Selectwoman

TOWN OF STONINGTON

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM/ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET MEETING

APRIL 26, 2022

The referendum for the electors and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meetings of the Town of Stonington on the first item of the warning of the Annual Town Budget meeting called for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following voting places:

• FIRST AND THIRD DISTRICT           Stonington Fire House, 100 Main St., Stonington
• SECOND DISTRICT                            Former Pawcatuck Middle School, 40 Field St., Pawcatuck
• FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICT       B.F. Hoxie Fire House, 34 Broadway, Mystic

The referendum will be held pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-7 of the General Statutes of Connecticut.

Persons, noted electors of the Town of Stonington, being citizens of the United States, age 18 years or older, jointly or severally liable to the Town of Stonington for taxes on an assessment of not less than $1000 on the last completed grand list, desiring to vote pursuant to the provision of Section 7-6 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, shall vote in the First Voting District at the Stonington Fire Station, 100 Main St., Stonington. Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours beginning on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

The first item on the Annual Town Budget Meeting called for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 set forth in the warning of said meeting is as follows:

To appropriate sufficient sum or sums of money to carry on the various divisions of Town Government for the following purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, all of which have been approved and recommended by the Board of Finance to the extent of the amount appearing opposite each (a copy of the detailed budget is available to view in the Town Clerk’s Office 152 Elm Street, Stonington, CT 06378 during normal business hours or online at www.stonington-ct.gov):

OFFICE OF THE SELECTMAN                                          $          1,038,383   
DEPT. OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES                         $          4,848,419
DEPT. OF ASSESSMENT                                                   $              416,150
DEPT. OF FINANCE                                                            $           2,184,553
DEBT SERVICE                                                                   $            7,729,306
DEPT. OF PLANNING & LAND USE                                 $               572,003
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS                                               $            7,745,820
DEPT. OF POLICE SERVICES                                            $           6,682,205
DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES                                           $           1,781,319
BOARD OF EDUCATION                                                   $         38,984,553
SCHEDULE C:
LAND, BLDGS, IMPROVEMENTS & EQUIPMENT          $          4,763,229
TOTAL EXPENDITURES                                                   $       76,745,940

The Board of Finance’s recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 carries a 23.66 mil rate.  Of the above budget, the amount to be raised by taxes is $69,286,438.

“SHALL THE TOWN OF STONINGTON MAKE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $76,745,940 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022?”

Those voting in favor of said item will vote “YES”, and those voting against said item will vote “NO”.

The Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Annual Town Budget Meeting will then reconvene at Stonington Town Hall on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. to consider and record the vote. 

Dated at Stonington, Connecticut this 1^st day of April, 2022.

/s/ Danielle Chesebrough, First Selectman

/s/ June D. Strunk, Selectwoman

/s/ Debbie Motycka Downie, Selectwoman