Voters to Be Asked to Approve Record Budget Next Week
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•••••"•i Property of the Watertown Historical Society watertownhistoricalsociety.orgown Timely Coverage Of Neum In The Fastest Growing Community In Litchfield County Vol. 36 No, 21 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE »10,00 PER YEAR PRICE 25 OTJTS L 1981 Voters To Be Asked To Approve Record Budget Next Week The Town Council will present The Council, after an unusually before the body had second an administrative and Board of long three-hour budget public thoughts and boosted it back to Education budget of $14.1 million hearing May 13, made only one the town manager's suggestion. next Wednesday, May 27, at the slight adjustment to the budget Council Chairman James Mul- annual Budget Town Meeting in during a special meeting. Restored len said he feels the Council has the high school auditorium. was $5,000 to the Watertown Fire presented a budget at a desired Proceedings to approve or reject Department's mtn at fires account level, and "it's up to the towns- the spending plans for 1981-82 which will put the pay at $3.25 people at town meeting" to decide wiU begin at 8 p.m. per man per fire as of July 1, if cutbacks in services should be Also up for vote will be the The flexible line item had come made. Water and Sewer Authority's com- in with an $87,000 recommenda- Already, about $600,000 has bined budget of $841,292, and tion from the department, was been cut by the Council from the federal Revenue Sharing funds of trimmed to $85,000 by Town now $5,318,629 administrative $384,500; some $102,227 addi- Manager James Troup, and redu- budget, and the $8,806,379 Board TEN MEMBERS ol the W.ilciiovtn High senior class have been tional is being left unappropriated. ced to $80,000 by the Council package. named as State of Connecticut Scholars in honor of their academic The budgets represent an arinu- achievements. Pictured, seated, left to right, are: Denise Veronneau, ahzed increase of 11 percent over Christine Trojan, Thomas Pagano and Cindy Greider. Standing, Traditional Parade Set 1980;81,. which is a shortened, same order: James Sadik, Kara Kerwin, Principal William Norwood, 10-month fiscal year. The town Peter Ouellette and Beth LaRosa. Unavailable for the photo were converts to Its first Uniform Fiscal Laurie Kwaraceius and Amy Snow, (Watertown High Photo) For Monday At 10 a.m. Year (UFY) July 1. Thi 1981 Memorial Day Par- Main-Straits Turnpike junction Budget officials have predicted ade will start off at 10 a.m., Mon- will be held until the parade a mill rate increase of about 3.5 day, May 25 from the Watertown passes, Chief Lecchi said. He est- mills, bringing the tax rate to AnnualSummer School Plaza and proceed down Main imated a 15 minute wait or so, 35.15 mills. Taxes will be collec- Street to the Oakville veterans "1 foresee no problems what- ted in July and January, half the Sessions July 6—Aug. 14 monument. soever" with traffic, the chief bill being paid each time. The Watertown-Oakville Vet- said. Unlike previous years, the The Watertown Tuition Sum- High Science and Elementary; erans' Council has dedicated the Russell Weymer and Maurice Council will be able to set the mer School will be in session for Reading for Grades 5-6; 10 to 11 parade this year to the late John Barbaret are parade co-marshalls new rate immediately after the six-weeks from July 6 through a.m., Eleni. Math for Grades 5-6, T. Miller, an Army Air Corps vet- and Edmund Schweitzer is in ch- budget is okayed, eliminating the August 14, Director Denis Char- English 1-2 and Jr. High Eng.; eran of World War 1 who worked arge of cemetary assignments. need to approve tax anticipation pentier announced this week. and 8 to 10 a.m.. Personal Typ- on the local parade for 55 years. The firing squad assignments noteSl ing. Inflation Factor The summer school provides Phillip Battick, Jr., parade ch- for 8:30 a.m. Monday are Water- At the public hearing Mr. Mul- students the opportunity to make Residents of Watertown-Oak- airman, announced there are four town VFW, Evergreen Cemetary len told an audience of about 60 up failures and incomplete work ville will pay a $3 registration fee divisions In the lineup, to form at Oakville American Legion, Mo- persons the town can expect bud- iri subjects, review and strength- and $50 for each academic sub- the Watertown Plaza. The route unt Olivet Cemetery; and Oak- get increases of more than $1 en background in basic subject ject. The personal typing course along Rte. 63 to the corner of ville VFW, Mount St. James million a year just based on the areas, or take part in enrichment Is $60. Non-residents pay an add- Main and Riverside Streets is 1.1 Cemetary, and supplementary type courses, itional fee of $10 for each course. normal inflationary factors. miles long. Division leaders are Russ Sm- Th« town was hurt this year, he All classes will be at 'Water- A four-page brochure explain- The parade will assemble at ith and Carl Gudzinski, first, with said, by reductions in monetary town High School. A minimum of ing the program In detail is avail- 9:45 a.m. units to form In Knights of Col- "pass downs" from the federal seven students is needed to est- able in all town schools. Interest- Police Chief Frank Lecchi said umbus parking lot; G. Collier, and state levels, and the small ablish a class. Academic classes ed parents may register by mail- at the start of the march, traffic second, area to right of plaza en- growth in the 1980 Grand List will be one hour a day,.while typ- ing page four to Denis Charpen- in Oakville will be rerouted from trance; H, White Sr., third, area of $264,4 million, up 2.3 percent ing will last two hours per day. tier, Watertown High School, Main over Buckingham Street, or to left of plaza entrance; and Wil- over 1979. Students must furnish their French St., Watertown, Ct. up Riverside to French Street. mer Krady, fourth, area to far own transportation. 06795. Traffic in Watertown at the (Continued on page 2) Gerald Kohn, assistant school Mr. Charpentier has announ- Registration in person can be superintendent filling in at the ced the following schedule: made between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. meeting for Superintendent Dr. 8 to 9 a.m., Jr. High Math, Eng- on Monday, June 29, Thursday, Richard Briggs, said $376,000 of lish 3-4 and Biology I.; 9 to 10 July 2 and Friday, July 3 at the the Board increase can be directly high school's main office. attributed to UFY conversion. a.m., U.S. History, Algebra I, Jr, The $8.8 million overall school budget is up a net increase of 14 percent over final estimated KofC News Bulletin Is expenses of $7,7 million for 1980- 81. To reach the 1981-82 level, the Board still must make $340,000 in Chosen For State A ward cuts mandated by the Council. The Pius X Voice, monthly After the Pius X Council meet- Board Chairman Virginia Sla- news bulletin of the Knights of ing May 12, Mr. Ryan was pre- vin has indicated the Board, which Columbus, Pius X Council No, sented the trophy award and con- usually wraps up business for the 3594, Watertown, was judged to gratulated for the Voice's success summer In June, may not get be the best in the state recently in the state competition. around to reducing specific line for council communicatjon bullet- The Voice is a six-page, %l/% % items until September, when it ins in the letterpress category. 11 -in. bulletin published for Pius reconvenes. The award was made at the X members and families, and However, some Council mem- 1981 Knights of Columbus State sent to other councils in the state. bers, particularly Mary Joe Cic- Convention in early May In Win- It acts as the communicating aid chetti, want the Board to announce dsor Locks. Judging was done of the council and Fourth Degree its reductions before it adjourns, under the direction of state Pro- Assembly, covers many events, Mrs. Cicchetti, at the hearing, gram Director Henry Oulette and and lists news items of the vari- asked Mr. Kohn if Watertown was his committee. ous council and assembly activit- PIUS X COUNCIL, Knights of Columbus members from Water- experiencing a decline in the The local staff of the Voice in- ies each month. town-Oakville exult after winning the 1981 KofC State Convention's number of its special education cludes Larry Ryan, editor; Gor- "It has been a guiding inspir- top award for best letterpress communications bulletin. Shown at students. The assistant superinten- don Gage, assistant editor; Ed- ation for the council and its 1 the Council No. 3594 meeting recently when Pius X Voice when dent said the town is saving money win F. Traver, Sr., treasurer; members, * the staff said. Editor Larry Ryan,_ center, was presented the trophy are from left because not as many special ed Larry Lafferty, advertising sales; The award presentation at the to right; District Deputy Joseph O. Hebert Sr., Grand Knight youngsters are being sent out of and Pat Daponte, special fea- convention was made to Grand Nicholas G. Angelicola, Mr. Ryan, Faithful Navigator and Voice the district, which is costlier than tures. Other members contribut- Knight Nicholas O. Angelicola Treasurer Edwin P.