Gov. M. Jodi Rell's budget freezes education funding for cities and towns and cuts PILOT property tax relief funding to New Britain by about $2 million.
A freeze in the Education Cost Sharing Grant funding is better than a cut, but I am deeply concerned that Gov. Rell's budget would result in higher property taxes and less local services - such as larger class sizes for kids in our local schools.
It is not a complete budget, either, leaving a state deficit of $2.7 billion over two years. I do not know why it is that the Governor would submit a budget so far out of balance.
I will say that the Governor's job creation program, bringing back the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps is a good idea. It is an idea that I have been talking about as a good way to help people in these tough times with what they want - jobs.
But the fact that it is so far out of balance and leaves many, many important needs unmet makes this budget proposal very problematic. I had hoped for better and I am disappointed.
A freeze in the Education Cost Sharing Grant funding is better than a cut, but I am deeply concerned that Gov. Rell's budget would result in higher property taxes and less local services - such as larger class sizes for kids in our local schools.
It is not a complete budget, either, leaving a state deficit of $2.7 billion over two years. I do not know why it is that the Governor would submit a budget so far out of balance.
I will say that the Governor's job creation program, bringing back the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps is a good idea. It is an idea that I have been talking about as a good way to help people in these tough times with what they want - jobs.
But the fact that it is so far out of balance and leaves many, many important needs unmet makes this budget proposal very problematic. I had hoped for better and I am disappointed.
