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Low turnout dooms borough referendum
NAUGATUCK — The consensus of those who came out to vote in Naugatuck’s budget referendum Tuesday was overwhelmingly against the budget. However, not enough voters cast a ballot to make it official. After the votes were tallied Tuesday night, 1,202 total people voted, only 6.9 percent of registered voters, well under the 15 percent... »
Referendum on borough budget set for July 19
NAUGATUCK — In a few weeks, the voters will decide the fate of Naugatuck’s budget. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses set July 19 as the day the borough budget will head to referendum during a special meeting June 22. The referendum will be held at Naugatuck Train Station/Historical Society on Water Street from... »
Letter to the editor: Agrees borough needs automatic budget referendum
I read the article in the Citizen’s News “Commission lines up possible Charter changes in its crosshairs,” by Elio Gugliotti. The Part that caught my attention was that the budget should go to an automatic referendum. I agree with commission member David Cronin that it should because, after all, the taxpayers are the ones... »
Editorial: Budget referendum isn’t an automatic
On the surface, an automatic referendum on Naugatuck’s budget seems, in the spirit of March madness, like a slam dunk. We understand the appeal of having the borough budget go to a public vote, without the need to secure signatures to force a referendum. Especially now, with public angst high after Gov. Dan Malloy... »
Commission lines up possible changes in its crosshairs
NAUGATUCK—After nearly two hours of discussion, the Charter Revision Commission set its sight on a few major potential changes to pursue, with a switch to an automatic budget referendum dominating much of the talk. “In all reality Naugatuck is not a town, it’s a corporation,” said commission member David Cronin, during the commission’s Feb.... »