Town of Marlborough, Connecticut

Dear Residents of Marlborough

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7I suspends in-person voting and eliminates the traditional annual meeting and budget referenda. As a result, the Marlborough Board of Finance and the RHAM Board of Education will be setting the 2020-2021 budgets without voter approval.

The Marlborough Board of Finance has no control over the RHAM budget. Please note, the Marlborough Board of Finance and Marlborough’s First Selectman have made several requests to Dr. Law and the RHAM BOE to restore Pay to Play revenues (approximately $160,000) and to apply the entire previous year’s budget surplus (approximately $400,000) to offset the RHAM budget, thus easing the burden on taxpayers.

The current Town of Marlborough 2020-2021 budget includes the budgets that were submitted to the Board of Finance. Please note, the Board of Finance has not made any adjustments to these proposed budgets.

The budget timeline is as follows:

RHAM BOE has agreed to finalize its 2020-2021 budget not later than 4/22/2020. Please refer to the RHAM BOE website for details on the budget, the full timeline and the public comment link: https://sites.google.com/rhamschools.org/rhambudgetinformation/home

The Marlborough Board of Finance will hold a meeting on 4/24/20 to incorporate any changes in the RHAM, local BOE or Town budgets. We plan to publish any revisions to the Town of Marlborough 2020-2021 budget proposal on 4/27/20.
Please submit your comments on the Town of Marlborough budget to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , no later than midnight 5/8/2020.

At the Marlborough BOF meeting on 5/13/20, the Marlborough 2020-2021 budget will be approved, consistent with Lamont’s executive order 7I.

Your input on the budgets for the Town of Marlborough, including Marlborough Elementary School, and RHAM High School and Middle School, are very important. Remember, you will not be able to vote at a referendum. I urge you to have your voice heard.

Sincerely,
Susan Leser, Chairman
Marlborough Board of Finance

RHAM has agreed to the following budget approval timeline, consistent with Governor Lamont’s Executvie Order 7I:

April 20, 2020- 6:30pm - Public Meeting for RHAM Budget (virtual process to be forthcoming soon)
April 20, 2020 - following Public Meeting- Regular RHAM BOE meeting - which will include a discussion of the RHAM budget based on public comments from the Public Meeting as well as the online feedback option (see below). The RHAM BOE may vote on April 20 to adopt the budget or ask that modifications be made to the budget- if modifications are asked for, the RHAM BOE will meet again on April 22, 2020 at 6:30pm to vote on and adopt the budget.

April 22, 2020- 6:30pm - If needed - RHAM BOE meeting to adopt 2020-21 budget

RHAM BOE budget comment link: https://sites.google.com/rhamschools.org/rhambudgetinformation/home

 FY 2020 2021 RHAM Budget Overview

 FY 2020 2021 RHAM Proposed Budget

Andover BOF Presentation 

Marlborough Town Hall, Public Works Department and Senior Center will be closed for the Good Friday Holiday, Friday, April 10, 2020.

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April 3, 2020
The Jones Hollow Road Bridge Project will be suspendedfor two weeks due to the COVID -19 Pandemic. 

Thanks to Mark Merritt and his crew, along with an assist from the Public Works, for the donation of the new tree on the Town Green. Looks Great!”

This is a reminder that South Main Street between Jerry Daniels Road and Kellogg Road is closing Monday, April 6th, click here for more information.

The Cemetery Committee asks that anyone who currently has Christmas decorations on the gravesites of loved ones please remove at your earliest convenience.  Thank you for your cooperation.