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City Council Chairwoman Martha Bell needed few words Thursday night to echo the sentiments of nearly the entire council as it readied to vote on a $136.8 million municipal budget. "Sometimes you have to tell the painful truth," she said. "That is what we have done with this budget."
The package for fiscal year 2006-07 will come with a city tax rate of 27.96 mills and, according to Mayor John Picard, will mean an annual tax increase of $800 to $1,000 for the average homeowner. The current tax rate is 41.09 mills, which was set prior to revaluation.See the full content of this document
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West Haven Taxpayers Face 'Painful Truth'
The budget trims $5.5 million from Picard's proposed budget, which Finance Committee Chairwoman Sharon Spaziani ...
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