Jayme Stevenson 3-1-16

Stevenson to Lawmakers: ‘Don’t Balance the State Budget on the Backs of Local Property Taxpayers’

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First Selectman Jayme Stevenson recently submitted this testimony to the state Legislature on Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proposed state budget and its impact on municipal governments in Connecticut:

The Governor’s proposed budget makes several changes that would impact Connecticut municipalities. In particular, it would require towns and cities to pay one-third of the employer’s share of teacher retirement benefits. As well, the proposal makes changes to the distribution of education funding. First, it would restructure ECS distribution, and second it would transfer those funds to a new grant for special education. As the first selectman, we have not been immune from having to make difficult financial decisions in light of Darien’s conservative fiscal policies.