Easton, Redding's Region 9 School District Aims For 1.44% Budget Hike

EASTON, Conn. -- The Region 9 School District, serving Easton and Redding, has released a proposed 2014-15 budget that would see a 1.4 percent increase in spending, according to the Easton Courier.

A proposed 2014-15 budget for the Region 9 School District would include a 1.4 percent increase.
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Joe Jenkins

03/20/2014 4:00 a.m.

Based on student enrollment, the new budget would mean a tax decrease of 0.036 percent for Redding residents, but a 3.15 percent hike for Easton residents, the Easton Courier reported.

The plan includes some big-ticket expenditures, including a boiler replacement for $73,418 and repairs to Barlow Drive for $225,000, the Easton Courier said.

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