West Hartford Awaits State Budget Outcome
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Today is the last day of the fiscal year for the State of Connecticut. July 1st signals the day towns must figure out another way to pay for programs until the state can work through fiscal problems and adopt a budget of their own.
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities held a press conference today to highlight the problems towns are facing in the absence of a state budget. Many communities will spend money out of their reserve accounts in anticipation of a state reimbursement later.
We caught up with Mayor Scott Slifka at the event to hear how West Hartford plans to address the problem.
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Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
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