Following through on concerns about the priority of budget spending, the Common Council Finance & Claims Committee trimmed $2 million from the proposed budget. From the Norwalk Advocate:
The Board of Estimate and Taxation has line-item control over the budget, but the finance committee proposed that the BET split the recommended $2 million cut about evenly between the Board of Education and the city.
In an interview after the meeting, school Superintendent Salvatore Corda said cutting the Board of Education’s requested spending increase by the amount proposed would result in “devastating” program reductions.
