BET Budget Committee cuts mill rate hike to 4.70 percent
Other Committee · Meeting of March 3, 2026
Greenwich budget panel slashes proposed tax hike nearly in half on decision day. The Board of Estimate and Taxation Budget Committee, chaired by Laura Ericson with members Harry Fischer, Doug Fenton and Joe Kelly, cut the mill rate increase from 6.01 percent to 4.70 percent through operating, capital and revenue changes. A push by Fischer to raise the capital tax levy by $2 million failed 2-2, keeping that question open for the full 12-member BET on March 31.
The committee voted 3-1, over Ericson's dissent, to strip $48,328 for a part-time health educator position, with Ericson saying she wanted "the RTM to opine on" the issue. Capital actions included $1.1 million for a Round Hill fire tanker, $296,657 for a police boat, and a $3.5 million cut to a shelved Greenwich-to-Stamford trail.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of March 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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