The Middletown Town Council has public hearings scheduled for May 19 and 26 for residents and businesspeople to offer feedback about the proposed $75.9 million budget for Fiscal 2022. Visit https://mdl.town/Shares for more information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Matt Sheley at (401) 712-2221 or msheley@middletownri.com
FISCAL 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (MAY 13, 2021) – Have ideas, suggestions or input about the proposed $75.9 million budget for Fiscal 2022?
The Town of Middletown has two public hearings scheduled for Wednesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 26 for residents and businesspeople to offer input on the preliminary numbers, what they like and things that need work.
Below are details of both meetings:
* First Public Hearing - Town Council - May 19, 2021 – 6:00 pm
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84167605434
Or Telephone:
1-888- 475- 4499 (Toll Free) or 1-877- 853- 5257 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 841 6760 5434
* Second Public Hearing - May 26, 2021 – 6:00 pm
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84107501696
Or Telephone:
1-888- 475- 4499 (Toll Free) or 1-877- 853- 5257 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 841 0750 1696
To check out the proposed budget in its entirety, visit https://mdl.town/FY2022ProposedBudget online. If you’re only looking for a high-level overview, check out https://mdl.town/HighLevel online for a brief review of the proposed numbers by Town Administrator Shawn J. Brown.
Both documents and so much more about the proposed budget are available at “Middletown Shares” online. This includes about a dozen videos where department heads explain their proposed budgets, why the figures were necessary and how residents and businesspeople were expected to benefit.
The site is accessible through the main page of the town’s website at MiddletownRI.com or visiting https://mdl.town/Shares directly.
If the proposed budget is approved by the council, the new proposed residential tax rate is expected to be $12.48 per $1,000 of assessed property value. On the commercial side, the proposed tax rate is expected to be $16.81 per $1,000 of assessed value.
The council is scheduled to adopt the proposed budget on May 26 following its second public hearing. However, the town technically has until June 30 to finalize its numbers for the upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal year, which begins on July 1.
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