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State comptroller seeks conversation on pension and property-tax reform; hears concerns about PILOT, regionalization and vacant taxable land
Summary
Connecticut State Comptroller Sean Scanlon visited the council to solicit input on municipal pension (CMERS) reform and broader property-tax and state-aid changes; attendees raised concerns about PILOT payments, nonresident tax ideas and constraints posed by land trusts and exempt institutions.
State Comptroller Sean Scanlon told the Northwest Hills Council of Governments he is convening conversations on municipal finance, including 2023–25 reforms to the CMERS municipal pension system and options to address pressure on property-tax-reliant towns.
Scanlon said municipal finance is a “common unifier” across state conversations…
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