School Board Budget Public Hearing Rescheduled for April 22

The East Haven Town Council has cancelled and rescheduled Tuesday night's public hearing on the proposed 2013-14 Board of Education budget.

The new meeting date and time will be Monday, April 22, beginning at 7 p.m. at the East Haven Senior Center.

The public hearing on the town side of the proposed 2013-14 budget, however, will still be held this Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at the senior center.

The agenda for both upcoming hearings, as well as the cancellation notice for Tuesday's meeting, have been attached to this post. (Note: Due to a temporary uploading issue, the agenda's have not yet been attached. But will be as soon as possible.)

Earlier this month — after being "contacted by numerous residents with concerns" about the level of funding for the schools — Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr submitted a revised proposed 2013-14 budget that calls for a $900,000 increase in education spending.

Maturo's revised BOE budget calls for total education funding of $45.2 million — an increase of $900,224 from the $44,310,133 in the current budget. Of the $45.2 million, $19,253,992 is expected to come from the state in the form of ECS funding, according to the Mayor's Office.