[Raider111]

Originally Posted by BPt111

Residents in Greenwich and Darien going protest against these cuts and maybe file lawsuit I see it coming

Why? The lawyer fees would cost more than their cuts, which is loose change.

You seem to pander to the wealthy here frequently, you must be doing very well, congrats on your success

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by Raider111

Why? The lawyer fees would cost more than their cuts, which is loose change.

You seem to pander to the wealthy here frequently, you must be doing very well, congrats on your success

It just typical for those towns to complain about tiny things

[beer belly]

8 Million from Bethel....and they are looking to put to vote a 68 Million school rehab project to go along with the, of course, over budget Police Station

[ads94]

Originally Posted by CTartist

I have no idea where region 16 is but ads94 is saying these towns lost ALL of thier funding and that is why I think my post is worthy of it's own thread.

Furthermore If I were these towns I would want to see how they figured out the equation and sue the state on behalf of their towns if they can prove there are some cities/towns like Stamford that has more wealth that is not even getting one dollar cut.

Region 16 is the unified school district between Beacon Falls and Prospect.

Region 16 has a budget of 40.9 million. We lose about 9.3 million out of this, about 22.7% of our total budget. This is a huge problem for us. It says here on my bill:

"The 2017-2018 budget for Prospect estimates that $5,412,308.00 will be received from the State of CT. Without this assistance your mill rate would be 37.75 mills. (Projected assistance is subject to change.)"

Our mill rate is currently 31.25. Most of the homes are probably on average 300k, and assessments are about 180-220 for an average home. If this goes through, it's a $1,300 tax bill to homeowners. Luckily vehicles are capped by the state, but that's a serious tax bill to chuck down at our two towns.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by ads94

Region 16 is the unified school district between Beacon Falls and Prospect.

Region 16 has a budget of 40.9 million. We lose about 9.3 million out of this, about 22.7% of our total budget. This is a huge problem for us. It says here on my bill:

"The 2017-2018 budget for Prospect estimates that $5,412,308.00 will be received from the State of CT. Without this assistance your mill rate would be 37.75 mills. (Projected assistance is subject to change.)"

Our mill rate is currently 31.25. Most of the homes are probably on average 300k, and assessments are about 180-220 for an average home. If this goes through, it's a $1,300 tax bill to homeowners. Luckily vehicles are capped by the state, but that's a serious tax bill to chuck down at our two towns.

More CT residents register their cars outside of state it big jump this year compare to last year. Some towns say it getting out of control


Out-of-state car registrations hurting Connecticut municipalities | Yankee Institute for Public Policy

[CTartist]

There are so many different topics going on in this thread but I saw something else about the school funding cuts so I a going to put is on. Is you scroll down it gives a better picture of what the cuts to school funding AND grant money to each town. It also shows how much the town/city was getting in 2017 and how much they will receive in 2018 so that gives a better overall picture of what is going to happen to the towns.

Just listen to what the superintendent of the Southington schools says in the clip on top of the page.

State Plans Funding Cuts for Dozens of School Districts - NBC Connecticut

[ads94]

Originally Posted by BPt111

More CT residents register their cars outside of state it big jump this year compare to last year. Some towns say it getting out of control


Out-of-state car registrations hurting Connecticut municipalities | Yankee Institute for Public Policy

The trend will only accelerate. The taxes on my car were $300. That could mean a lot to some people, and my car was only assessed at about 10k. Say nothing about these giant SUVs in a lot of our suburbs.

I have personally thought about doing this, not because I want to screw the town out of $300, but because I actually want Florida plates. If there was a way to get Florida plates and still pay the town $300, even $400, I would.

Regardless, there's only so much you can raise taxes until people go out of their way and take bigger risks to dodge them.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by ads94

The trend will only accelerate. The taxes on my car were $300. That could mean a lot to some people, and my car was only assessed at about 10k. Say nothing about these giant SUVs in a lot of our suburbs.

I have personally thought about doing this, not because I want to screw the town out of $300, but because I actually want Florida plates. If there was a way to get Florida plates and still pay the town $300, even $400, I would.

Regardless, there's only so much you can raise taxes until people go out of their way and take bigger risks to dodge them.

I think CT should get rid of car taxes yesterday on I-95 it full of NY and Flordia plates as common CT plates even in local streets. You can get Florida plates it simple

[BPt111]

I can see a lot of towns increasing their mill rates because education cuts

[BPt111]

Tolland Public Schools had $10 million for a budget last year. The latest proposal would leave only $2 million, making it an $8.5 million reduction.

"It's an impossible scenario for the schools and for the towns," Willett said.


Schools scrambling to make due following budget announcement - WFSB 3 Connecticut