An Overlooked Benefactor
To the Editor:
In last week’s letter of thanks to the individuals who helped make Reed School’s Dinner/Dance an...
Shauna Shane To Offer Oil Painting Demo
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host an oil demonstration by Shauna Shane on Wednesday, May 10, at 7...
Friday, May 5
36th Annual SCAN Juried Spring Art Show continues, 12–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free admission...
Second Budget Referendum Set For May 9
By John Voket
Town Clerk Cynthia Simon is calling all qualified voters to the second attempt at passing the annual town b...
CWU Friendship Day: May 20 At NUMC
Church Women United of Newtown and Bethel (CWU/Newtown-Bethel) will sponsor its annual May Friendship Day this month. The ecu...
Relay Luminaries Will Shine Bright
With Community’s Support
The lights will shine bright with remembrance and tribute during the American Cancer So...
Elizabeth T. Porter
Former Newtown   Resident
Elizabeth “Betty” T. Porter, 78, died April 23. She was born on March 19, 1928, i...
Blood Drive Set For May 8 At NCC
The next blood drive in Newtown will be on Monday, May 8, at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, from 8:30 am to 6:1...
Choral Society Spring Concert, Saturday
Newtown Choral Society will present its spring concert, “Elvis, Motown and the Beatles,” on Satu...
High School High Honors 3rd Quarter
9th grade
Geoffrey Allison, John Aminti, Christine Beck, Kevin Bonacci, Victoria Boushell, Robert Brautigam, Jenni...
The issue being discussed is an unfair redistribution based on a pandemic buying frenzy blip for owners of small houses as they were most sought after. Folks with large houses will see dramatic reductions in comparison.
PS - Been here 35 years and voted NO every time primarily because the town side of the budget always gets squeezed while the BoE side always expands. We need to follow up NO votes with pushes to consolidate school buildings thereby eliminating some teachers and administrators whose salaries and benefits make up the bulk of the school budget. Not to mention transportation costs.
Thank you Mr. Walker. Smaller homes (<2000 sq ft) like mine got caught in the Pandemic Frenzy where houses sold in 1-2 days at of above asking. These 'comps' are used as a basis for reevaluating our properties up. Now that the frenzy has cooled our house values are heading back down. But we will pay based on this market 'blip' for the next 5 years.
Yes, that's exactly right. The assessment matters in the way it distributes the tax burden. But, the heart of the matter is the budget - the budget has more to do with how much tax we pay!!!!! We should make sure the budget reflects expenditures that we, as taxpayers, support.
I am so sad to hear that an old neighbor of mine has passed away. I have such fond memories of the entire Brown family and to think one is now missing breaks my heart. My deepest sympathy to the whole family. I miss you all much.
Matt Long
