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Where in the World is the Observer?
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Where in the World is the Observer?
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Suffield Observations
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The Suffield Board of Education meeting was to be straightforward. The high school valedictorian and salutatorian were to be announced.
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First Selectman’s Update
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Happy May, Suffield! The budget season is wrapping up. The Board of Finance has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 budget with a slight decrease in the mill rate at 28.61. Town Meeting to approve the budget is on May 11.All are welcome. We will be using $2.1 million of our American Rescue Plan Funds on the following items this upcoming fiscal year:
$500,000 to insurance fund to replace COVID expenses incurred by the town$750,000 to replace Beneski Field$100,000 down-payment for a new tanker truck$650,000 for pavement management$100,000 for Youth Services to provide programming for our town’s youth that have been affected by COVID
The use of these funds was recommended by our American Rescue Plan Committee and approved by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance.
Book Reviews
Book Review
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State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny. Simon & Schuster 2021. 486 pp.
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Suffield Observations
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Almost 20 years ago, we bought our house from a family who had lived in Suffield for about 50 years and raised five kids.