Domenick Tramontozzi, senior, of Shelton, Connecticut, formerly of Newtown, Conn., and Bronx, N.Y., passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
With deep sadness the family of Nonnie Low, a former resident of Newtown, Connecticut, announces her passing on March 9, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Patricia Anne Layda, age 81, the beloved wife of 58 years of Richard Layda, entered into eternal rest Sunday, March 12, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Ronald H. Jones, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully in his own home the morning of March 14, 2023.
I hope that concerned folks will focus on the budget that we vote to approve each year. It is the primary determinant of the taxes we pay. Assessments are, in a way, the distribution or redistribution of that tax burden across taxpayers based on the value of their homes. Even if there were no revaluation taking place, we would be paying more tax because we voted for an increased budget. The only other offset would be a meaningful increase in businesses or new homes providing additional tax revenues. As I understand it, the mil rate will adjust based on valuations (grand list) to provide the budget we vote for. Taxes will go up until we spend less or get more revenue from new sources.
Editor's Note: It should also be pointed out that NYA (and NVAC) built their own building — which has a footprint larger than Newsylum, Parent Connection, and the Ambulance headquarters combined — that each of the latter organizations also contributed their own significant funds to their construction and improvement projects; and that Newsylum and the Parent Connection both improved existing abandoned buildings that may have otherwise continued to be unused and deteriorating.
