PRIOR TO EXITING YOUR VEHICLE ALL PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK AND MUST MAINTAIN A 6 FOOT SOCIAL DISTANCE SEPARATION WHILE OUTSIDE YOUR VEHICLE.

PLEASE RESPECT THE TOWN EMPLOYEES ON-SITE BY MAINTAINING A 6 FOOT SOCIAL DISTANCING SEPARATION AT ALL TIMES.

STAY SAFE

The Blish Park playscape is open to the public. Please adhere to the following guidelines when using the playscape:

• Users of the equipment should maintain a 6-foot distance from others as much as possible
• Wear masks when 6-foot distance cannot be maintained, unless wearing the mask would create a health hazard to the wearer
• Do not use the equipment if you are sick, or in the past 10 days, tested positive for COVID-19 or were told by a health care provider that you have COVID-19
• Do not use equipment if you have been living with someone who has been sick with COVID-19 in the past2 weeks
• Before AND after using the equipment: Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol

The State of Connecticut adopted a Tax Deferral Program for eligible taxpayers who have been affected by COVID-19. It applies to real estate, motor vehicle and personal property taxes that will become due July 1, 2020. For eligible taxpayers in the program, the tax deadline to pay without interest will be deferred until ninety days after the due date of July 1. The last day to pay will be October 1, 2020 for those taxpayers accepted in the Deferral Program.
To qualify, a household, since March 10, 2020, has to have suffered a reduction in income of at least 20% due to COVID-19, been furloughed without pay, had hours significantly reduced or is unemployed.
For Businesses and Non-Profits, revenue is expected to decrease by 30% April through June 2020 compared to the same three months of 2019.
Applications must be submitted by July 1, 2020 with proof of residency and proof of ownership for businesses.

Citizens of Marlborough,
Through the efforts of many, on May 13, 2020, the Board of Finance approved the FY 2021 town budget.

Attached to this message are the following documents:

A. Approved FY 2021 town budget summary, showing comparative (FY 2020/FY 2021) revenue, expense, mill rate, hypothetical tax bill, and grandlist
B. FY 2021 town operations budget, showing line item detail organized by department (actual spending for FY 2016 – FY 2019, budgets for FY 2020 & FY 2021).
C. FY2021 capital requests, showing how projects will be funded
D. Debt summary, projecting principal and interest payments until each debt is retired
E. Capital lease summary, projecting lease payments until each lease ends

Greg
First Selectman, Marlborough

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BC34n2Vk3oCvXO922joV8Np9EJkr4t_G/view?ts=5ebd83db

To view the Public Hearing : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zy_GTKhOBwY0XgLIdczM8srW-aRoU3xZ/view?usp=sharing

May 7, 2020

Citizens of Marlborough,

On April 26, 2020 my office proposed a budget to the Board of Finance (BOF) that reflected a mill rate decrease of (0.63) and fully funded the road repair investments suggested by our consultant, the library grant, the AHM budget and firefighter recognition. At the April 29, 2020 BOF meeting, the BOF decided to cut the town operations budget proposal by $70,730 and the local Board of Education budget (BOE) by $100,128. These demands were a surprise to many as the BOE and the Board of Selectmen (BOS) had made cuts from the original departmental requests at the suggestion of the BOF. At the May 5, 2020 BOS meeting, the BOS unanimously agreed to sacrifice road materials, payroll, library grant, AHM grant and firefighter recognition in an effort to meet the demand of the BOF. The capital spending plan is unchanged at this time. Please note that the BOS unanimously agreed that we would prefer, if cuts are necessary for FY21, that they be made from additions to capital reserves and not from operations. The BOF was made aware of the BOS preference to make cuts, if any, from town additions to capital reserves rather than town operations. The summary of cuts to operations as well as the operations (revised) and capital spending (unchanged) plans are available here.

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Greg Lowrey
First Selectman, Marlborough

Preliminary Budget Document

20 21 Capital Budget Document

BOS Budget Reduction  20 21 Document

The Town has been awarded funds for the South Main Street Pavement Rehabilitation Phase II Project. The project construction area starts at 93 South Main Street and ends at 163 South Main Street. Click here for full text of the letter.

To view plan set for the South Main Street Pavement Rehabilitation Phase II Project, click here.