|
To
Oxford
Residents,
The Oxford Democratic Town Committee is
recommending a YES vote
in this month’s referendum on the budget.
The budget being voted on represents many hours of
hard work on the part of the BOF and the BOE and our town’s First
Selectman. Included in this budget are funds for additional
teachers and aides, another class at Oxford’s new high school,
and a full year’s funding for
Oxford’s new senior center. Included also is
interest and debt service to pay for these services. Also in
the budget are legal fees for the on-going appeals of Garden Homes.
Like our own households, the Town in not immune to
increases in gasoline, heating, and electric costs. These are
also factored into the budget..
Rising costs to pay insurance fees, contractual
obligations, and the cost of conducting everyday business are
included in this budget. This is a lean budget that maintains
the functions of both the town and the town’s educational system to
a degree that we can all be proud of.
This budget represents less than a 0.96 mil
increase in our taxes. This budget is reasonable and prudent.
Our BOF and BOE and our First Selectman continue to do there best in
keeping those rates reasonable. Please consider voting yes for
both the town budget and the education budget.
Thank you
Peter Bunzl
Chairman - Oxford Democratic Town Committee. |