School Budget Presentation Tonight

In February, the New Milford Board of Education voted to move their board elections to November, effectively ending the annual public vote on their base budget.

Under the law, districts that opt to move school board elections to the general election date in November must stay within the state's 2 percent cap on property tax increases and, in doing so, they do not need to hold budget votes. If the budget exceeds the cap, only the specific spending above the cap would be put to a public vote.

Still, the Board of Education and Superintendent Michael Polizzi, along with his administrative team Michael Sawicz, Business Administrator; and Danielle Shanely, Director of Curriculum and Instruction; want to inform taxpayers on the budget and the short-term and long-term goals of the district. 

Polizzi said that within the confines of the 2 percent cap, the Board of Education is ensuring that the district maintains the current level of programming as well as the growth of the academies. 

"We are extremely sensitive to the community and what taxpayers can afford," Polizzi said.  

The public presentation of the 2012-2013 school budget will be tonight at 7pm at the David E. Owens Middle School.