Brunswick 2010-2011 budget

Brunswick council adopts $53.4 million budget

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council adopted a $53.4 million spending plan for fiscal 2011, a budget that includes laying off two high-profile municipal employees. The two employees, Vanessa Levesque, the natural resources planner, and Craig Worth, the deputy director of Public Works, led to...

Steve Mistler • News •
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Brunswick residents blast freshman sports school budget cut

BRUNSWICK — Coaches and parents stunned by the School Board's May 12 decision to ax freshman sports vented their frustration to the Town Council on Monday, potentially adding a late hurdle to a budget process that seemed to be in the home stretch. Until Monday, the majority of the co...

Steve Mistler • News •
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 4:50 pm

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Brunswick council nears consensus on budget, 1.5 percent tax increase

BRUNSWICK — After weeks of deliberating a fiscal 2011 budget with a 2 percent property tax hike, the Town Council is leaning toward a spending plan with a 1.5 percent increase. Despite the lower increase in the tax rate, funding levels could be partially restored for some programs, i...

Steve Mistler • News •
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Brunswick council presses for more info on library spending; majority ready to spike Coffin Pond funding

BRUNSWICK — A majority of town councilors on Monday said they are prepared to restore a portion of the $107,000 subsidy cut proposed for Curtis Memorial Library, but not until library officials reveal if the allocation would provide raises for employees. Meanwhile, the Town Council a...

Steve Mistler • News •
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 9:50 am
Residents call for reversal of proposed budget cuts in Brunswick

BRUNSWICK — If the Town Council uses Monday's public comments as the only metric for determining spending in fiscal 2011, residents can probably expect a property tax increase beyond the proposed bump of 2 percent. Even with a 2 percent increase, the council will be forced to r...

Steve Mistler • News •
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Budget debate expected to dominate Brunswick council meeting

BRUNSWICK — The April 26 Town Council meeting will be light on agenda items, but heavy on budget discussion. The meeting will be largely dedicated to public comment on a proposed fiscal 2011 spending plan, which includes a 2 percent property tax increase and reductions in staff, serv...

Steve Mistler • News •
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Brunswick council begins debate over proposed job, program cuts

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council's first dive into the fiscal 2011 budget revealed potential sticking points on Monday, as some councilors advocated to restore targeted jobs and service reductions, while others called for deeper cuts. Although the potential for a reduced workforce and se...

Steve Mistler • News •
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Proposed Brunswick library budget cut could require weekend closings

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library could be open one or two fewer days a week if the Town Council endorses a proposed reduction in the library subsidy. The council is also considering cuts in staff salaries and the elimination of a popular inter-library loan service, according to li... 1

Steve Mistler • News •
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Brunswick council hears budget outline

BRUNSWICK — The town could close Coffin Pond, reduce its allocation to the Curtis Memorial Library and dial back some street paving projects, even if the Town Council adopts a fiscal 2011 budget with a 2 percent property tax increase. That scenario, which includes the eliminati...

Steve Mistler • News •
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 11:00 am
Town employees' jobs targeted in preliminary Brunswick budget

BRUNSWICK — Filling a projected $1.97 million budget gap could cost six municipal employees their jobs, according to Town Manager Gary Brown. Brown, acting on

Steve Mistler • News •
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Brunswick 2010-2011 budget

Brunswick council adopts $53.4 million budget

Brunswick residents blast freshman sports school budget cut

Brunswick council nears consensus on budget, 1.5 percent tax increase

Brunswick council presses for more info on library spending; majority ready to spike Coffin Pond funding

Residents call for reversal of proposed budget cuts in Brunswick

Budget debate expected to dominate Brunswick council meeting

Brunswick council begins debate over proposed job, program cuts

Proposed Brunswick library budget cut could require weekend closings

Brunswick council hears budget outline

Town employees' jobs targeted in preliminary Brunswick budget

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