CCFD: Revised Budget Information, Letter to Residents

Update - March 21: Richard Land has mailed a revised letter to residents with additional information about the proposed budget and district contingency plans. Click here to view the revised letter.

Key Points:

The Central Coventry Fire District will in the Coventry High School auditorium. A meeting and presentation of the budget will begin at 7 p.m. 

• Voting will be held from 6-10 p.m. Taxpayers may leave immediately after voting. Parties wishing to vote at the meeting are asked to arrive no later than 6 p.m. for voter registration.

• CCFD firefighters agreed to an additional $252,000 in reductions from their contract, resulting in a total reduction of more than $400,000 in firefighters' compensation for this year alone.

• The new tax rate is $2.99 per $1,000 of assessed value, reduced from $3.15 in February, for FY 2012-2013.

• The new bills will use the most recent Town of Coventry property assessments and taxpayers will receive a credit for any payments made this fiscal year.

• All members of the CCFD Board of Directors have resigned.

Editor's Note: For Coventry Patch users who cannot view the attached letter, it can be found by clicking this sentence.