Branford Working On Budget Cuts, Slight Tax Hike Possible

BRANFORD, CT - The town is working on cutting spending in the coming fiscal year.

According to Shore Publishing, the Board of Finance voted last week to reduce the 2016-2017 town budget.

The board opted for a $106,183,253 budget in lieu of the $107.2 million proposed budget, Shore Publishing reports.

The proposed spending plan keeps a 2.5 percent increase for the next fiscal year. Town taxpayers would face just shy of half of a mill increase from their current rate, going from 26.93 to 27.42 mills, or a 1.8 percent increase in taxes next year.

Now the proposed budget goes to Representative Town Meeting for review before a final town budget is approved in May.

Read the full story on Shore Publishing's site here.