Council advances school and safety facility projects
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The Town Council preliminarily approved appropriations for replacing two boilers at Natchaug School and repairing the public safety complex, both subject to a July 7 Town Meeting. It also set the Willimantic automobile mill rate at 4.61 and postponed budget transfers pending information on line items exceeding $25,000.
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What this means
The two facility projects are not final yet; residents will vote on the appropriations at a Town Meeting on July 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM. The council approved the fiscal year 2026–2027 tax-rate resolution, including a 4.61 automobile rate for the Willimantic taxing district, while the general-fund levy cannot exceed the previous year's mill rate until a budget passes. Budget transfers were delayed until additional information is provided on any item over $25,000.
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- Unanimously preliminarily approved an appropriation for replacing two boilers at Natchaug School, subject to Town Meeting approval.
- Approved an appropriation for essential repairs to the public safety complex on Meadow Street, subject to Town Meeting approval; Josh Holman, Steven Edelman, and Mike Desaulniers voted against it.
- Scheduled a Town Meeting for July 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Windham Community/Senior Center on the two capital appropriations.
- Approved the fiscal year 2026–2027 tax-rate resolution, including a 4.61 automobile mill rate for the Willimantic taxing district.
- Unanimously postponed budget transfers until more information is provided on any line item greater than $25,000.
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