Daily Five: 5.11 Percent Tax Increase Debated Tonight

1. Today should be partly sunny, with a high of 65, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight should be mostly clear, with a low around 40, according to the service.

2. Tonight, the Board of Finance will take final action on the town’s proposed

The budget, as of now, would raise taxes around 5.11 percent, according to Finance Director Rudie Beers. The budget would increase the tax rate 0.96 mills, from its current level of 18.79 mills to 19.75 mills for next year, although that number could still change if the value of the grand list changes, according to Beers.

The Board of Finance can still cut the proposal tonight. The board is expected to take final action on the spending plan tonight, and then it will be forwarded to the Representative Town Meeting for final approval.

The meeting is at 7 p.m. inside Town Hall, and is open to the public.

3. At their March 20th meeting, the Utility Commission voted to unanimously approve a request by the Charter Oak Credit Union to extend the town’s sewer line along Route 85 to Industrial Drive, according to meeting minutes.

is proposing to at the intersection of Industrial Drive and Route 85. There is currently no city sewer there, so Charter Oak would like to extend the sewer line to the intersection.  

4. The Waterford Soccer Club is sponsoring on June 11 at

The tournament costs $135 per person, and starts at 9:30 a.m. It includes coffee and donuts, 18 holes of golf with cart, four-man scramble, prizes, raffle, a full-course meal and drinks.

Money raised from the event goes to the Waterford Soccer Club. To learn how to register, click here.

5. On this date in 1968, James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr. at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. And on this date in 1949, 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty, forming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Quote of the Day

“How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it.”

-Barbara Pym

Trivia of the Day

What actor, who played the main character in the Fox series Coach and also starred as Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles, turns 68 today?

Yesterday’s Answer: Oscar Wilde was jailed after being found to have had homosexual experiences.