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Town Council hears BusPatrol school bus camera proposal

Town Council hears BusPatrol school bus camera proposal. Brad Macdowell of BusPatrol described automated cameras that photograph license plates of drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. Connecticut Public Act 24-107 permits municipal adoption of such enforcement systems with $250 penalties

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Town Council votes to allow Pride flag at Town Hall

Enfield Town Council approves new flag policy allowing Pride flag display in 7-2 vote. Mayor Gina Cekala, Council Chair John Santanella, and five council members supported repealing the prior flag policy and adopting regulations allowing Pride flag displays as expressions of government speech.

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Enfield approves $166 million budget with 4 percent tax hike

Enfield approves $166 million budget with 4 percent tax increase. The Town Council voted 7 to 4 to adopt the fiscal year 2027 budget, setting the property tax rate at 33.11 mills on real estate and business personal property, a 1.61 mill increase. The spending plan included $83.58 million for

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Council deliberates FY2027 budget, eyes $1.9M in state aid

Enfield Town Council deliberates on FY2027 budget with $1.9 million in state aid. Director of Finance John Wilcox reported that the state legislature approved nearly $1.9 million in supplemental education funding: $1,192,946 in Educational Aid, $575,188 in Pequot funding, and $87,842 in Pilot

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Council convenes for executive session on real estate, litigation

Enfield Town Council meets in special executive session. The council convened solely for a closed-door meeting to discuss two real estate negotiations: 155 Elm Street and 48 Prospect Street, with Director of Economic and Community Development Aaron Marcavitch and Community Development Specialist

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Town Council approves $584,009 for Annex field turf replacement

Enfield Town Council approves $584,009 transfer to replace Annex field turf. The Council approved the transfer from fund balance to replace deteriorating synthetic turf at the Annex, with Councilor Marie Pyznar as the sole dissent citing concerns about timing during budget deliberations. Mayor Gina

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Enfield proposes $168M budget with $1.5M for field repairs

Enfield proposes $168.2 million FY2027 budget. Town Manager Matthew Coppler and Superintendent Steven Moccio presented a general fund budget with $83.6 million for schools (4.97 percent increase) and $84.6 million for town operations (4.92 percent increase), including $1.5 million for Annex track

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Council receives school modernization briefing ahead of fall referendum

Town Council receives presentations on school modernization and Armory Branch trail planning. The Pre-Referendum Committee presented a preferred school modernization option to build four new pre-K through grade five schools and renovate Eli Whitney School to house Eagle Academy Therapeutic Day

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Council advances five school projects with November 3 referenda

Council authorizes school construction and renovation projects slated for November referenda. The Enfield Town Council unanimously advanced four new elementary school construction projects and one renovation, authorizing the Board of Education to pursue state grants for Hazardville Memorial,

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