A record number of towns had or will
have a town budget referendum this budget season. A little
over half of Connecticut
towns, or 85 towns, are referendum towns this year.
Spending increases are lower this
year. The median approved spending increase for a referendum town to
date is 3.8%. It was 5% last year and 5.3% the year before
that. The economy is causing citizens to put more pressure on town
budgets. Additionally, revaluations have shifted more of the
tax burden onto homeowners and this usually results in a town tightening
their belts further. 50 towns are either having a revaluation or phasing
in a prior revaluation this year.Continued
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