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Surprise Vote by Tiverton Budget Committee

Mar 12th, 2010 by DavidN

The Tiverton Budget Committee Thursday night voted 6-3 to add $1 to the municipal contribution to the schools, essentially level funding the Schools for 2011. The Budget Committee also voted to fund some new capital and major expenses, such as a new pumper truck for the fire department and materials for the Tiverton Senior Center roof and Tiverton Community center roof. With the school vote, the current proposed property tax levy increase dropped from 13% to 7%, with still more work to do to get under the State Mandated cap of 4.5% More to come

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2 Responses to “Surprise Vote by Tiverton Budget Committee”

  1. Tiverton Citizens for Change » Blog Archive » How All Sides Must Be Considered in Funding Decisions says:
    March 17, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    [...] Committee Chairman Jan Bergandy’s reaction to the Budget Committee’s vote to maintain the town’s current allocation to the school department is telling. From [...]

  2. jimodell says:
    March 12, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    I THINK THE BUDGET COMMITEE DID A BANG UP JOB LAST NIGHT !!!!KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. I BELIEVE THAT IF IN FACT YOU CAN GET TO THE CAP THIS YEAR, OR SLIGHTLY BELOW, IT WOULD BE A VICTORY. HOWEVER, IF WE DON’T ALL SHOW UP TO THE FTM, IT COULD ALL BE UNDONE. SO EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE THERE THIS YEAR!!!!!!