Tag: Board of Estimate and Taxation
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How a trade war’s ‘self-inflicted chaos’ affects you
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 45 Weekly Newsletter Delivery BET Democrats offer observations based on decades of financial expertise After 100 days of Trump, how much are his whipsawing, on-again, off-again tariffs costing you? Recently Yale’s Budget Lab calculated about $4,900 per year at the checkout counter. Retirees’ savings squeezed But to Matt DesChamps, one of your elected…
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In an emergency, BET approves retirement-age fire engine
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 33 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Penny wise, pound foolish Republican ‘policy’ is to blame The Greenwich fire department has struggled for years to provide adequate fire coverage amid repeated funding rejections by Republican members on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). That job became harder after a fire engine was totaled last…
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It’s your money.
Special Bulletin The Democratic caucus on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) wants to hear from you! Here’s everything you need to know to watch and participate in Tuesday’s budget presentation meeting: WHAT The First Selectman will present the town budget for 2025-26 followed by the Board of Education’s (BOE) school budget presentation. Then it’s time for…
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Why you should tune in for budget season
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 31 Weekly Newsletter Delivery If you had a half-billion dollars, what would you do with it? A half-billion dollars. That’s how much Greenwich expects to allocate in its next town budget. Operating expenses and capital projects will be placed under the microscope starting next week. Do you care about Nathaniel Witherell,…
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The glaring problems of a darkroom budget
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 27 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Finance board Republicans put blinders on to come up with a plan divorced from reality In a break from historic practice, Republicans on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) have developed budgetary “guidelines” for the town in secret, without consulting managers, reviewing strategic plans, or even…