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Norwalk mayor questions operating cap increase"I don't think anyone has come forward with any ideas with how we are to raise that money," Moccia said. He rejected raising property taxes. While Finance Director Tom Hamilton recommended setting the budget at $262.5 million, a 2 percent increase over this fiscal year, the finance committee approved at $263.6 million operating spending plan. The city's Board of Estimate and Taxation cannot approve a higher operating budget than proposed by the committee, but it can come in with a lower operating budget. It will adopt the operating budget and set the tax rate on May 4. Finance committee member Democrat Michael Geake defended the increase, which he said would mean an overall tax hike of about $27 per year for the average taxpayer. "That works out to about 8 cents per day," he said. But Republican committee member Richard Bonenfant said the hikes, if ultimately accepted by the BET, will either result in higher taxes or job cuts. "You can find the money by hiking up the tax rate, but some of us don't want to do that. Or you can lay off people to find that money in the budget," he said. The city is faced with cutting 30 positions under the operating budget Hamilton proposed. It has also offered early retirement. Bonenfant joined Republican Douglas Hempstead in voting against increasing the school board's operating budget by 2.75 percent. However, Geake and three fellow Democrats, Carvin Hilliard, Amanda Brown and Anna Duleep, outvoted them. » Read More | » View All Articles |
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Norwalk needs your help now! Together we need to continue moving forward with Responsive Leadership!
Responsive Leadership has meant taking back our government, getting our taxes under control, increasing police resources, improving our schools and caring about our children’s future.
Responsive Leadership means a vision for the future and following through on that vision by attacking problems head-on everyday, and not just on Election Day.
For the past seventeen months, Norwalk has been on the right track and with your help we will keep the progress going. Gone, but not forgotten, are the days of uncontrolled and unfettered spending caused by not reaching across party lines. Under my administration, we have held the line on spending and made critical investments in our city’s future, with bi-partisan support.
Our quality of life has turned the corner and continues to improve. Our sidewalks are cleaner, our roads are being repaired and re-paved, and we are securing Norwalk’s most valuable and most beautiful resource by preserving open space.
The Norwalk we live in, and want our children to grow up in, is on the rise and the future looks bright!
We’ve done this with your help and by instituting Responsive Leadership in the Mayor’s Office. We have just begun our job to improve Norwalk for the better — for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren. I ask for your support to continue what we have started.
Together we have taken back our government and with that, we have been taking a more controlled approach to spending and taxing by balancing the needs of our City with your needs, the taxpayers.
Isn’t it right for Norwalk to continue with Responsive Leadership? I know you agree.
In each of our everyday lives we make decisions on how much we should spend and what we’re going to spend it on.
With your support, we will continue the progress we’ve made by retaining Responsive Leadership in City Hall and accountability for our government to our citizens. Please send in your contribution today! Make an investment in the future of Norwalk by helping this team continue leading our city forward.
Best Wishes,
Dick Moccia
Mayor
P.S. Please send in your $50, $100, $250 or $500 contribution today. Responsive Leadership started with you — let’s keep the momentum going forward!
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