Snow budget depleted, Seymour to hold public meeting seeking approval to transfer money

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
SEYMOUR >> The harsh hand being dealt by Mother Nature this winter has pretty much depleted the town’s snow plowing budget.
That’s why the Board of Selectmen needs to hold a town meeting next month to get residents’ approval to transfer more than $120,000 from the town’s general fund into the Public Works budget.
First Selectman Kurt Miller apprised the selectmen during its meeting Tuesday that the 2014-15 budget for snow removal materials, including salt and sand, has been exceeded by $103,000. The budget for labor costs, which includes plenty of overtime as many of the recent snowstorms have occurred on weekends, has been exceeded by $23,000, Miller said.

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