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Norwalk council raises budget cap, urges more school funding
Summary
The Norwalk City Council voted to raise the FY2026–27 appropriation cap to $479,486,926 and asked the Board of Estimate and Taxation to allocate the extra room to the Board of Education, producing an effective 4.5% increase for schools at the new cap.
The Norwalk City Council on April 28 voted to raise the city—s fiscal-year maximum appropriation to $479,486,926 and urged the Board of Estimate and Taxation to direct the additional capacity toward the Board of Education.
Council President Josh Goldstein moved the amendment under City Charter section 10-7(b), saying the council—s earlier unanimous February vote to seek a 4.9% increase for the schools should guide the next step. Goldstein told the council the raised cap would allow the school system to avoid cuts to…
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