The State of Connecticut adopted a Tax Deferral Program for eligible taxpayers who have been affected by COVID-19. It applies to real estate, motor vehicle and personal property taxes that will become due July 1, 2020. For eligible taxpayers in the program, the tax deadline to pay without interest will be deferred until ninety days after the due date of July 1. The last day to pay will be October 1, 2020 for those taxpayers accepted in the Deferral Program.
To qualify, a household, since March 10, 2020, has to have suffered a reduction in income of at least 20% due to COVID-19, been furloughed without pay, had hours significantly reduced or is unemployed.
For Businesses and Non-Profits, revenue is expected to decrease by 30% April through June 2020 compared to the same three months of 2019.
Applications must be submitted by July 1, 2020 with proof of residency and proof of ownership for businesses.

Citizens of Marlborough,
Through the efforts of many, on May 13, 2020, the Board of Finance approved the FY 2021 town budget.

Attached to this message are the following documents:

A. Approved FY 2021 town budget summary, showing comparative (FY 2020/FY 2021) revenue, expense, mill rate, hypothetical tax bill, and grandlist
B. FY 2021 town operations budget, showing line item detail organized by department (actual spending for FY 2016 – FY 2019, budgets for FY 2020 & FY 2021).
C. FY2021 capital requests, showing how projects will be funded
D. Debt summary, projecting principal and interest payments until each debt is retired
E. Capital lease summary, projecting lease payments until each lease ends

Greg
First Selectman, Marlborough

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BC34n2Vk3oCvXO922joV8Np9EJkr4t_G/view?ts=5ebd83db

To view the Public Hearing : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zy_GTKhOBwY0XgLIdczM8srW-aRoU3xZ/view?usp=sharing

May 7, 2020

Citizens of Marlborough,

On April 26, 2020 my office proposed a budget to the Board of Finance (BOF) that reflected a mill rate decrease of (0.63) and fully funded the road repair investments suggested by our consultant, the library grant, the AHM budget and firefighter recognition. At the April 29, 2020 BOF meeting, the BOF decided to cut the town operations budget proposal by $70,730 and the local Board of Education budget (BOE) by $100,128. These demands were a surprise to many as the BOE and the Board of Selectmen (BOS) had made cuts from the original departmental requests at the suggestion of the BOF. At the May 5, 2020 BOS meeting, the BOS unanimously agreed to sacrifice road materials, payroll, library grant, AHM grant and firefighter recognition in an effort to meet the demand of the BOF. The capital spending plan is unchanged at this time. Please note that the BOS unanimously agreed that we would prefer, if cuts are necessary for FY21, that they be made from additions to capital reserves and not from operations. The BOF was made aware of the BOS preference to make cuts, if any, from town additions to capital reserves rather than town operations. The summary of cuts to operations as well as the operations (revised) and capital spending (unchanged) plans are available here.

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Greg Lowrey
First Selectman, Marlborough

Preliminary Budget Document

20 21 Capital Budget Document

BOS Budget Reduction  20 21 Document

The Town has been awarded funds for the South Main Street Pavement Rehabilitation Phase II Project. The project construction area starts at 93 South Main Street and ends at 163 South Main Street. Click here for full text of the letter.

To view plan set for the South Main Street Pavement Rehabilitation Phase II Project, click here.

In these unprecedented times filled with daily changes and economic uncertainty – the food bank is here for anyone in the community that needs assistance in stretching their food budget. No questions asked – no paperwork required. For more information from the Food Bank, click here.

April 14, 2020
The Board of Selectmen voted and approved today, in a Special BOS meeting,  that we will participate in the following program:

Deferment Program: During the period of March 10, 2020, the date that the Governor declared the public health and civil preparedness emergency, through and including July 1,2020, municipalities participating in the Deferment Program shall offer to eligible taxpayers, businesses, nonprofits, and residents a deferment by ninety (90) days of any taxes on real property, personal property or motor vehicles, or municipal water, sewer and electric rates, charges or assessments for such tax, rate, charge, or assessment from the time that it became due and payable.  Eligible taxpayers, businesses, nonprofits, and residents are those that attest to or document significant economic impact by COVID-19, and/or those that document they are providing relief to those significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Application for Municipal Tax Relief Deferral Program Under Executive Order 7S

 You may email completed applications to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or place in the dropbox outside the front door of Town Hall.

 For questions, call Barbara Murray, Tax Collector.  860-295-6205.