Less than 30% of West Hartford’s eligible voters turned out yesterday to vote on the Budget Referendum. Sad. The budget was soundly defeated, as 73% of those that did vote sent the message “Nice try, but go back to the drawing board, we don’t want to be taxed this much.”
So now the question is “What exactly will be cut in order to reduce the budget?” Education will most likely be the main target, as it’s the largest chunk of the budget.
My question is: what exactly is going to be the per household reduction in taxes based on the new cuts? Are we looking at the scale of a few hundred dollars per household? A few thousand dollars per household? Has this been quantified by anyone? I’m assuming it has to be a few hundred dollars per household. So to save everyone a few hundred dollars, the main draw to West Hartford, its school system, is going to continue to be sacrificed. Talk about taking a short term view. Well, I guess if everyone has an extra $300 in their pocket, they can spend it at Blue Back.