Darien Selectmen Cut 2016-17 Budget Before Approval

DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien Board of Selectmen approved a town budget of $44.9 million for 2016-17 at the latest board meeting, a decrease of 4.49 percent from the 2015-16 budget, according to the Darien Times.

The Darien Board of Selectmen passed a 2016-17 budget at the latest meeting at Darien Town Hall.
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Jim Barg

02/19/2016 1:00 p.m.

The majority of the cuts will come from employee benefit packages and decreasing energy prices, the Darien Times noted.

Spending cuts are expected to be about $2 million, reported the Darien Times.

The proposed budget now goes before the Board of Finance and a public meeting on March 8, with a final vote expected in May, the Darien Times said.

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