Town Council

Cheshire Town Council sets a working mill rate of 29.74 for fiscal year 2026, projecting an average household tax increase of $673. The joint Town Council and Budget Committee session on April 15 — Tax Day — ended without a formal vote but with Chair Peter Talbot confirming the council would move

Cheshire Town Council digs into recreation, pool, and Arts Place budgets with $163,000 revenue gap to close before April 22 vote. Meeting in the newly opened Arts Place facility, the council heard that Recreation Director John and staff identified $24,614 in additional cuts beyond the town

Cheshire Town Council workshopped Public Works and wastewater budgets at the town treatment plant, flagging more than $500,000 in combined operating increases. Budget Committee Chair Jim Jinks and department heads walked the council through a 4.78 percent, or $361,232, increase in Public Works

Cheshire Town Council reviews lean public safety budgets with hydrant backlog and police staffing worries in focus. Meeting jointly with the Budget Committee at the town firehouse Thursday, council members heard Fire Chief Jack and the police chief describe budgets with no discretionary additions —

Cheshire Town Council unanimously approved a four-year teachers contract and accepted a $750,000 state grant for an adaptive use athletic field at its January 14 meeting. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Sollen told the council the 2025-2029 agreement between the Cheshire Board of Education and the