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Middlebury referendum set for Wednesday, May 22
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Unofficial referendum results show Middlebury voters narrowly rejected Middlebury’s town and capital projects budgets on May 8. The $13.1 million dollar municipal budget was defeated with 577 against it and 508 for it, a difference of 69 votes. The $2.49 million dollar capital projects budget was defeated with 563 against it and 520 for it, a difference of 43 votes. The $87.17 million Regional School District 15 budget passed in Middlebury with 645 voting for it and 444 voting against it. Southbury’s unofficial numbers for the Region 15 budget were 1,114 for it and 552 against it.
The Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance, in a joint meeting Wednesday night, decided to cut $65,500 from the municipal budget, lowering it to $13.04 million. Then they decided to cut $100,000 from the capital projects budget, lowering it to $2.39 million.
The new budgets will be voted on at a Wednesday, May 22, referendum. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center at 1172 Whittemore Road.
This is breaking news. More information on the meeting and the cuts will be forthcoming.
