Annual Town Meeting Agenda

TOWN OF WILLINGTON

NOTICE AND WARNING

ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET MEETING FOR

GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION

The electors of the Town of Willington and all persons who are entitled to vote in Town Meeting on the matters mentioned in the following warning are hereby warned and notified to meet in Hybrid Town Meeting held in the Town Office Building; 40 Old Farms Road and via Zoom meetings, Meeting ID: 849 0109 0004 Passcode: 503830 at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday June 1, 2021 for the following purpose:

ITEM I

To discuss the proposed General Government and Education budgets for the fiscal year July 1, 2021  to June 30, 2022.  A summary of the Town budget is:

Estimated

General Government Budget

    Operating                                                                                                                                  $4,661,496

    Capital:

         School Bond                                                                                                                                         0                   

         General Purpose Bonds                                                                                                        $183,000

         Reserve Fund                                                                                                                           $91,700

         Capital Expenditures                                                                                                            $228,864

         Capital Projects                                                                                                                        $1,000

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT                                                                                             $5,166,060                                                                                                  

Estimated

EDUCATION BUDGET K-8                                                                                                          $ 8,962,009

REGION 19                                                                                                                                   $ 4,379,900                                                                                                           

TOTAL TOWN BUDGET                                                                                                             $18,507,969

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES                                                                                               $ 4,009,265

To Be Raised by Taxation                                                                                                         $14,498,704

Less Applied Fund Balance                                                                                                           $700,230

NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION                                                                        $ 13,798,474

ITEM II

To set a date, not less than seven nor more than fourteen days thereafter, for a vote on the annual general government and education budgets by a separate “YES” or “NO” vote on the voting machines.

ITEM III

To set the Town Office Building as the polling place and to set the hours, of the referendum, during which votes may be cast, not less than between the hours of twelve o’clock noon and eight o’clock P.M. and not more than between the hours of six o’clock A.M. and eight o’clock P.M.

ITEM IV

To see if the townspeople, on the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen, will adopt the Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2022 to 2026.

ITEMV

To see if the townspeople, on the recommendation of the Board of Finance, will authorize the appropriation of $50,000 from Capital Projects Fund- LoCIP for the WFD#1 Underground Oil Tank Replacement to be reimbursed by the State of Connecticut Local Capital Improvement Program.

Dated at Willington this 24th day of May, 2021

Willington Board of Selectmen:

Erika G. Wiecenski        Liza Boritz          John Blessington