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KENT—Townspeople will have a chance to comment on the proposed $15,688,881 2024-25 municipal budget Friday, May 3, at 6 p.m. during a hybrid public hearing. The meeting will be held in-person at the Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Blvd., and can also be viewed via Zoom (meeting id 894 3164 3938 Passcode: 166336).

The budget reflects a $1,088,057, or 7.45 percent increase. With revenues from all sources factored in, the mill rate is projected at 16.26, down from 18.76.

Copies of the proposed budget are available at Town Clerk’s and First Selectman’s offices in Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Boulevard, and on the town website. Any disabled person requiring special assistance should contact First Selectman Marty Lindenmayer for A.D.A. coordination at 860-927-4627 or firstselectman@townofkentct.org at least five days prior to this meeting.

Kathryn Boughton
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Kathryn Boughton has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication. A native of Canaan, Conn., Kathryn has been a regional journalist for more than 50 years, having been employed by both the Lakeville Journal and Litchfield County Times as managing editor. While with the LCT, she was also editor of the former print Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009.

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