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Jasmine Wright | May 6, 2024 8:14 pm
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ANSONIA – Two speakers raised questions about Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti’s proposed budget at a virtual public hearing on Monday (May 6).
Cassetti’s $67.1 million budget is a $2.6 million – or about 4 percent – more than the 2023 — 2024 budget approved last June.
Cassetti’s budget includes a 0.25 mill rate increase, from 26.24 mills to 26.49 mills. If approved, this would be the first mill rate increase in Ansonia since 2019.
If the budget is accepted as proposed, a single-family house on Holbrook Street assessed at $180,000 would pay $45 more per year in taxes.
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PRESS RELEASE | May 6, 2024 3:26 pm
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The above flyer, and following text, were sent by Assumption Church:
Welcome to the Assumption Church Community breakfast on Saturday, May 11. We offer a super hot/cold breakfast buffet, raffle, gently used clothing, and blood pressure screening on request.
Everything is free! Hope to see you there! ALLWELCOME!
Assumption Church Hall Handicap accessible elevator on left side of church 61 N Cliff Ansonia 8:30 – 10a.m. (Take out meals available at 9:30 am)
ANSONIA — A public hearing on the city budget is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 6 in front of both the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Apportionment and Taxation.
The meeting will be held online using the Zoom video conference platform, according to an agenda posted to the city’s website.
If the budget is accepted as proposed, a single-family house on Holbrook Street assessed at $180,000 would pay $45 more per year in taxes.
A house on Gardners Lane assessed at $248,000 would pay $62 more per year.
A house on High Acres Road assessed at $366,000 would pay $91.50 more per year.
The proposed budget is a $2.6 million increase from the 2023 – 2024 budget of $64.5 million approved last June. Most of that change is driven by an increase in the education budget, from $35.8 million to $37.6 million (about a $1.8 million, or 5 percent, increase).
ANSONIA — A ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 4 to honor Marvin Franks, the Ansonia school district’s first African American certified teacher. See the flyer above for details and click here for a previous Valley Indy story.
SEYMOUR — The Valley Indy is happy and humbled to report we exceeded our fundraising goal during The Great Give, a 36-hour online fundraiser benefiting more than 500 nonprofit groups in greater New Haven.
According to the unofficial tally, 140 people donated $12,086 to The Valley Indy. The goal was $10,000.
The Valley Indy is deeply grateful for the support.
The Valley Indy was live on the Internet for about 23 of the 36 hours, interviewing nonprofit leaders and local newsmakers. The entire livestream is posted below, in six parts.
The Valley Indy thanks the following Great Give supporters:
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Jasmine Wright | May 1, 2024 6:06 am
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ANSONIA – Ansonia city officials say that selling the city’s sewer system will bring needed repairs and cut costs for residents. On Tuesday (April 30), about two dozen residents presented a harsher view of the sale.
At a public hearing attended by at least 60 residents, corporation counsel John Marini delivered a presentation supporting a proposed sale of the city’s Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) to Aquarion, a private utility company. After the floor was opened for public comment, residents questioned nearly every aspect of the deal.
The video from the meeting is posted at the bottom of this story.
Once again The Valley Indy plans to livestream a series of interviews with local officials and nonprofit leaders whose groups are benefiting from the 36-hour online fundraiser.
You can watch the videos during The Great Give on The Valley Indy’s Facebook page, where you can ask questions or just say ‘hi’ when we’re live, or you can watch them here on ValleyIndy.org.
Click this link to support a nonprofit you love during The Great Give.
Here is the 2024 Valley Indy Great Give Livestream schedule. It is subject to change.
(If you’re a nonprofit bummed you’re not included on the interview list, we also plan to have the phone lines open during the streams. Call in 15 minutes before the top of an hour to shout out your participating group. The phone number will be included in our stream.)
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Press Release | Apr 29, 2024 9:49 am
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The Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) reminds everyone that Thursday, May 2, 2024 is the National Day of Prayer.
The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May inviting every one of all faiths to pray for the nation. The tradition began in 1775 when the First Continental Congress called for a national Day of Prayer, continued when President Lincoln called for a Day of Prayer in 1863 and was made into law in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President Truman.