Town of Ridgefield Budget Referendum took place yesterday Tuesday, May 11, 2021 between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 pm at East Ridge Middle School, 10 East Ridge Road. According to First Selectman Rudy Marconi, 6.9% of registered voters turned out to cast their ballots.
Question #1:
“Shall the recommendation of the Board of Finance relative to the appropriation of $48,039,803 for Town expenditures (consisting of Town operating expenditures of $38,250,135 and debt service of $9,789,668 on both Town and Education capital projects) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022, be approved?
YES - 1108
NO- 207
Question #2: "Shall the recommendation of the Board of Finance relative to the appropriation of $102,260,087 for Board of Education expenditures for the fiscal year commencing July |1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022, be approved?
YES - 977
NO- 339
Question #3: “Shall the recommendation of the Board of Finance relative to the appropriation of $1,066,426 for the planning, design, acquisition and construction of various Town road and infrastructure improvements (including $75,000 for ADA) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022, be approved?
YES- 1190
NO- 121
Question #4 - “Shall the resolution appropriating $193,684 for the design and acquisition of a Mack truck, $150,000 for the planning, design, acquisition and construction of sidewalk improvements and $230,000 for the planning, design, acquisition and construction of the Norwalk River Valley Trail and authorizing the issuance of $573,684 bonds of the Town to meet said appropriations and pending the issuance thereof the making of temporary borrowings for such purposes (provided that the bonds shall be reduced by the amount of any State grants received for such purposes, which are anticipated to be $150,000 for sidewalk improvements and $230,000 for the Norwalk River Valley Trail), be approved?
YES- 1094
NO- 220
Question #5 -"Shall the resolution appropriating $201,760 for the planning, design, acquisition and installation of Scotts Ridge turf field replacement and $709,500 for the planning, design, acquisition and installation of Tiger Hollow turf field replacement and authorizing the issuance of $911,260 bonds of the Town to meet said appropriations and pending the issuance thereof the making of temporary borrowings for such purposes, be approved?
YES- 916
NO- 392
Question #6 - "Shall the resolution appropriating $164,597 for the planning, design and acquisition of a police body/dash camera system (State mandated)and $360,000 for the planning, design and acquisition of police/fire initial architectural building plans and authorizing | the issuance of $524,597 bonds of the Town to meet said appropriation and pending the issuance thereof the making of temporary borrowings for such purposes, be approved?YES- 1093
NO-211
Question #7 - "Shall the resolution appropriating $377,400 for the planning, design, acquisition and installation of school LED lighting upgrades, $522,887 for the planning, design, acquisition and installation of school district wide network infrastructure upgrades, $100,000 for the planning, design, acquisition and installation of East Ridge Middle School auditorium upgrades and $349,885 for the planning, design, acquisition and installation of an East Ridge Middle School emergency power generator and authorizing the issuance of $1,350,172 bonds of the Town to meet said appropriations and pending the issuance thereof the making of temporary borrowings for such purposes (provided that the bonds shall be reduced by the amount of any Eversource rebates received for such purposes, which are anticipated to be $28,000 for the School LED lighting upgrades), be approved?
YES-1050
NO- 254