RTM Approves 19.25 Million Town Budget Quietly
Representative Town Meeting adopts a 19,257,411 total town budget including 428,997 revenue sharing funds with no current mill rate change. The Board of Finance projects a 43 mill rate could cover the 1973 74 net budget of 14,625,314 while next year’s budget clocks in at 18,487,680 a 4.3 percent rise. The session notes confusion over revenue sharing but passes most appropriations with silent approval and records unanimous school budget support at 11,150,000.
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Board of Finance
Public Works Department
RTM
Edwin Kahn
Board of Education
Leonard Revins
Finance Board
RTM Education Committee
RTM Education Panel
James O’connell
Ed Kahn
Tax Board Seeks 787000 Contingency in Budget Plan
A Board of Finance target keeps the tax rate even next year and would create about a 787000 contingency fund in the budget. The figure reflects extra revenue from the new grand list beyond the 14630000 net budget approved at the ATM and a 400000 surplus for this year.
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Board of Finance
Westport Schools Restructure Cuts Costs Despite Salary Hikes
A year end report by Superintendent Kenneth Brummel shows Westport school administration reduced staff from 48.8 to 37.9 positions, saving $188,454 from last year and projecting another $16,000 in savings next year if salaries hold. Major cuts came from eliminating 8.5 curriculum directors and trimming department heads while upper level costs rose modestly.
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Westport
Kenneth Brummel
Weston Budget Reforms Highlighted In Local Scores
The edition flags budget reform as a lead topic with a page three highlight. It directs readers to festival coverage on page ten and Weston budget details on pages twenty three and twenty four. Girls track results appear on page twenty five and Weston victory coverage on page twenty nine.
Weston finance panel begins budget review
Weston Board of Finance opens the first budget session at Town Hall reviewing a 1.75 million dollar request amid scrutiny of a 54,905 dollar pumper truck purchase and debate over funding by bond versus outright from current funds. The discussion included multiple department reviews and no action was taken.
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Weston - In
Board of Selectmen
Board of Finance
Robert Mitchell
Town Hall
Mitchell
James O'Neil
PTO
Selectmen
John Hammerslough
Westport Faces Tax Rise If Budget Trend Continues
The RTM Finance Study Committee warns that Westport has become a mature town and future spending increases will largely require higher taxation. Expenditures rose 24 percent in two years while the Grand List grew only 5 percent. For 1973-74 the budget may reach about 20 million dollars with a projected 14 plus million in taxes after state aid and a 400 thousand surplus.
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RTM
Westport
Representative Town Meeting Finance Study Committee
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Nicholas Thiemann
Steven Sweitzer
Stan Lorenzen
Phil Woodruff
Ken Brummel
Doris Shiller
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Weston Budgets
Weston
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