Town Tax List Grows MANCHESTER — the Town’S Crease in Tax Revenue
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18 - EVENING HERALD. Tue«.. April 1, 1980 sion contributed to the “broadening of cultural experience” as well as Twror’ may win support helping young artists. Miss Goodwin said the HARTFORD, Conn. Mansfield, warned there vocacy,” Rep. Nancy John politicians who stood up for arts needed public funding (UPI) — Advocates of the were many needy people son, R-New Britain, told arts funding. to survive in today’s ' ............. ■ ' The Connecticut Commission with no advocates who will about 60 people gathered at Mrs. Johnson told ad climate but that the on the Arts have been told suffer more as the Bushnell Auditorium. vocates they must continue Legislature faced extreme the furor stemming from Legislature continues to The commission, which to stress the arts’ impact ly difficult choices in Baker Insurance Agents its place on a legislative tighten the state’s fiscal offers support and service and "importance not only drawing up a budget this Announces "hit list" of programs to be belt. to aspiring artists and arts to the quality of our lives year. axed this year may result The commission was one and crafts organizations, but also to the economy.” She said there were h$ New Association With in increase support. of several items which requested |1.9 million and The commission has thousands of fatherless Commission backers could be eliminated and was allocated $1.3 million The tried to emphasize its sup children who were on .. • -v- Monday asked about 60 save the state |74 million in in Gov. Ella Grasso’s lean port of the nonprofits arts, welfare, children who were people gathered at the a "hit list” drawn up by the 12.67 billion proposed which contributed $96.5 abused and neglected or in Independent Insurance Center Inc. Bushnell Auditorium to chairmen of the budget. million to the state in 1978, understaffed training continue lobbying for sup L e g is la tu r e ’s Ap "We should not condone and direct effect on small schools — “those who have port for the arts group and propriations Committee. targeting the arts as a and large independent ar no advocates at all.” Rodney T Dolin 315 East Center Street it's threatened |1.9 million sacrificial lamb,” said tists and crafts people in [vol XQIX, No. 156 — Manch4Wtar, dorm., W<Kfnwday, April 2, iWd * Since 1881 • 20» Single fcopy > 18(t Home Delivered "Being on the hit list is "If you want $1.9 million Robert A. Lathrop Manchester, Conn. 06040 budget request. not all that bad. I believe commission Executive the state. instead of $1.3 million, who Four legislators gave the that the commission has Director Tony Keller, who Rep. Geil Orcutt, D-New do you want to take it Jon L. Norris CRCU 646-6050 commission a boost, but been strengthened by this urged the audience to con Haven, said the commis from,” Miss Goodwin Rep. Dorothy Goodwin, D- exposure and your ad tinue lobbying and support asked. St. James Town tax list grows MANCHESTER — The town’s crease in tax revenue. property assessed at $9.9 million. assessment was $3.5 million. announces Grand List increased $841,000 since The town’s tax rate is based upon J.C. Penney holds the second posi The company holdings include 500 action by the Board of Tax Review, the Grand List, compared to the tion in tax paying with a $8.7 million Center St., 421 Broad St., and 68 Oak honor roll adding $30,000 to next year’s tax municipal budget. Robert Weiss, assessment. Last year’s assessment Grove St. revenue. town manager, has proposed $29- was $5.95 million. Squire Village Associates hold the million budget for next year, a $2- MANCHESTER - The Get your balance without Richard Vincent, assessor, said the J.C. Penney owns the largest No. 5 spot on the list this year. The increase is caused by late million increase. But because of parcel in the Buckland Industrial firm, which owns apartments, is following is the honor roll phase-in the mill rate would drop for the second quarter at assessments that have been added to Park, and is nearing completion of assessed at $3.6 million. the role since the original Grand List from 42.98 to 40.95. its regional distribution center. St. James School. Although its position on the grand was compiled in January. Weiss’s proposal also calls for an Emil Downey is again the third list fell from fourth to fifth this year, Grade 8 sayii^ a word. Assessments of real property and increased $790,904 to be raised from largest taxpayer with assessments of its assessment remained the same. High Honors motor vehicles accounted for the property taxes. $3.9 million. This price tag on the The other five list members did not Kristen Brennan, Tracy majority of the increase, Vincent The list of top 10 taxpayers was property, mainly .apartments, is change position this year, and Bugnackl, John Burke, Lesley said. The Grand List approved by the also released yesterday. The names nearly unchanged from a year ago. assessments varied slightly. Carroll, Kelly Crouchley, Board of Tax Review is $559.2 have remained the same from last This year's fourth and fifth largest David Day, Carolyn Included are: JMB Income Proper million. year. taxpayers reversed their positions of ties LTD., $3.4 million; Ravmond DelSignore, Kathleen Flynn. The largest Manchester taxpayer Jill Fyler, Mary Greene, After phase-in adjustments, the a year ago. Damato, $3.2 million; John Hancock Patricia Gregory, Lynn revaluation program spreading is Hartford Electric Light Co., with a The estate of Alexander Jarvis, the Mutual Life Insurance Co., $3.2 Michaud, Jacqueline' Sipples, With your property increases over a five-year property assessment of about $10 fourth largest this year, and fifth million; Geri-Care Nursing Center, Mary Wertenbach. period, Vincent estimated the in million. Last year the company was largest taxpayer last year, was $2.8 million; Connecticut Natural General Honors crease could result in a $30,000 in also the largest taxpayer with assessed at $3.9 million. Last year’s Gas Co., $2.4 million. John Bodyk, Elizabeth Cowley, Robin Edlund, Sharon Easterns on its way King, Kimberly Pelletier, Ann Jet Bankii^ Card. Perrone, Brigid Rooney, Special education students at the Keeney Street School in Patricia Sabia, Lisa Steele, Money tightening had news Manchester welcome Peter Cottontail who arrived un Kim Thibodeau. expectedly Tuesday. Actually the bunny is A1 Ramdeen who, G rade 7 By United Press International Large supplies and a weakening before retreating. The Piper Aircraft Corp., second along with other Manchester Community College students in Americans soon may be paying High Honors economy have pulled down prices for The increase will make it harder largest U.S. general aircraft Mark Bailey, David the Future Inn Keepers program, staged a special Easter "moderately” more for meat, at meat producers. "The financial con and more costly for all Americans to manufacturer, said it is closing its Boisoneau, Michelle Bolduc, celebration for the combined special education classes of Mrs. least 7 percent more for a ride on dition of cattle feeders and hog obtain bank loans. plants in California, Florida and Amtrak and probably will find it Catherine Day, Brian Dunn, Jean McCumber and Mrs. Kate Schrass. (Herald photo by Pin producers has deteriorated this And because bank loans are Pennsylvania for two weeks and Jeanne Gillespie, Kathleen harder to obtain a bank loan, govern to) year,” the economist said. already hard to get, fewer and fewer laying off 5,200 workers, some of Kulpa, Amy Marchel, ment officials and economists say. Citing rising fuel costs, Amtrak an people are building houses, or buying them indefinitely. Christine Roy, Suzanne Sup The rising prices and tightened nounced 3“ general passenger train cars and other high-priced items. "Increases in the interest rates ple, Mary Zabielski. money supply also is adversely affec fare increase of 7 percent, effective The Commerce Department said seem to have had the final blow on General Honors Only at ting some industries, leading to plant April 27. Increases of up to 10 percent there was 3 percent less construction aircraft buying, " Piper spokesman Richard Balboni, Sean closings and employee layoffs. will be made on selected portions of in February than in January, and Kathleen Cherrv said. Brennan, Joy Covey, Mary Renovation study In Washington, an Agriculture some routes, while some others will new orders to factories for manufac Cunningham, Frank Department economist said, “Retail be exempt from the fare hike. tured goods declined, for the first Dellalacono, Michelle meat prices this spring may increase Owning farmland continues to be a Desautels, Scott Fyler, In New York, Chase Manhattan time since July, by $900 million, or moderately from the first quarter, means of protecting wealth from in Tamara Godbout, Anthony CBT. Bank — third largest U.S. bank — 0.6 percent in February, to a level of nears completion but remain below year-earlier flation. Heslin, Usa Jensen. Tuesday raised its prime lending rate $155.2 billion. levels.” While one month’s figures seldom In the 12 months ending Feb. 1, Albert Klopfer, Kimberly Cynthia Gray, one of 255 MANCHESTER - The architec improvements in e*»gy efficiency. to a record 19% percent from 19‘/4 farmers and other land buyers paid Little, Brenda Madden, Retail prices for pork in February percent. Analysts predict the prime tell the story, the report was an in CBT Personal Bankers with tural firm of Russell Gibson von Still, Gunnels said, he believed state an average of 14 percent more for Christine Mazzeo, Theresa Dohlen, selected by the town to subsidies were available for most were 12.7 percent below that of a — the interest rate banks charge dication of the “mild recession” the McConnel, Evelyn McMahon, year ago and prices for beef and veal farmland than they had a year the new Barney's Balance prepare a preliminary report on the public projects of this nature.