Municipal leaders say struggling cities and towns need state help

April 16, 2015

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Norwich Mayor Deberey Hinchey shares a lighthearted moment with fellow municipal leaders, including Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, at the capitol Tuesday as they ask for more state support. (Elizabeth Regan / CTNewsJunkie)

HARTFORD, Conn. – A delegation of municipal leaders, including Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, converged Tuesday in Hartford to decry issues such as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to cut town aid by $15.5 million and an escalating pattern of unfunded state mandates signed into law.

Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, said Tuesday that local leaders shouldn’t expect legislators to increase levels of state aid as they work with the governor’s proposal to come up with a final budget.

“Everything is speculative at this point, but I would advise the municipalities the amount of aid the governor put in the budget should be seen as the ceiling and not the floor,” Looney said.

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One response to “Municipal leaders say struggling cities and towns need state help”

piberman

April 16, 2015

Nothing would better serve the interests of CT towns and cities than a reduction in CT state taxes.
But that’s not in the offering so its “show and tell” at Hartford without much adieu.

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