Wow.
Today was budget referendum day here in Windsor. I didn’t mention it here, in part because hardly anyone from Connecticut, much less Windsor, reads this blog, and in part because it seemed like a non-issue. The proposed budget called for a 2½% hike in the mill rate, plus an additional 4½% hike in revenues coming from grand list growth.
I voted against it on general principle — any non-obligatory increase in spending seems unwise in the current economic environment — but I expected that the last two years of holding the line on the mill rate, combined with no visible opposition would pass muster with municipal voters.
It didn’t.
Referendum failed - 1571 votes no, versus 843 votes yes.
I may have to go to the next town council meeting. It could be rather entertaining.
Oh, and on the off chance that any of the town leaders do end up reading this, I offer a word to the wise: robocalls suck. If you want to call us to advocate for the next iteration of the budget, feel free to do so, but please put a human on the line, not a machine.
