Woodbury Selectmen Hold Mill Rate, Potential Cuts Coming

The Mill Rate in Woodbury will remain constant this upcoming fiscal year.

The Woodbury Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday to set the Mill Rate at 23.00, the same rate as the current year.

The selectmen also sent a list of proposed budget reductions, generated by Woodbury department heads at the request of First Selectman Jerry Stomski, to the Board of Finance.

One budget cut could see a popular summer gathering place, the pond at Hollow Park, closed earlier next summer.

“The Park and Recreation Director had indicated that the first week in August was usually a slow time for the pond and suggested that closing it a week earlier next year then this year would save on the labor of the lifeguards and the aerator running,” said Stomski.

Privately raising funds for the town’s annual firework show, a method used in the past, was also proposed.

The Board of Finance is scheduled to meet Thursday night to go over a revised budget and the list of cuts proposed by the selectmen.

“We’ll discuss these cuts and other ways of reducing the tax burden on the town's people,” said Board of Finance Chair Bill Butterly.

Following the finance meeting the selectmen will meet Friday to set a date for a new town meeting and referendum.