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Coventry council OKs $42 million budget for 2021-22(4/10/2021 Yahoo Finance) - The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a town and school budget of $42.423 million for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which equates to an increase in spending of $815,105 over this year's budget.
The proposed budget would require a local tax rate of 31.34 mills to fund it, an increase of 0.17 mills from the current tax rate of 31.17 mills. Residents and businesses in town would pay $31.34 for every $1,000 in assessed value of their property.
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Junior firefighter receives life-saving awardCOVENTRY, CT (Kaitlyn Naples WFSB Apr 7, 2021) - A junior firefighter in Coventry was presented with a life-saving award earlier this week. In a post on Facebook, the town of Coventry said Tyler Okun sprang into action after seeing a child fall through thin ice on a pond. Without hesitation, officials said Tyler ran into the pond and worked his way through the ice to rescue the child. “Tyler brought the child back to shore and provided the child with the shirt off his back to keep the child warm,” the post said. The award was presented to Tyler by Chief Meyers.
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US democracy on the brink: Republicans wage 'coordinated onslaught' on voting rights
Fueled by Trump’s election lies, Republicans have doubled down on a brazen effort to restrict rights – and more danger lies ahead.The Republican effort comes at a moment when the US supreme court appears wholly uninterested in protecting voting rights. Illustration: Sébastien Thibault/The Guardian
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Town of Coventry 2020 - 2021 BudgetAnnual Town Meeting April 24, 2021, Referendum May 4, 2021
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Letter
to the editor: Statement, resolution had major differencesMar 16, 2021 - To the Editor,
On the eve of the presidential inauguration, Coventry Town Councilwoman Lisa Conant read a statement on behalf of herself, Councilman Jon Hand, and me denouncing the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.Our statement addressed a highly unique moment in time that threatened the very core of our nation. On that day the foundational beliefs of our government attacked in an attempted coup, and human beings were maimed and murdered. We shared our hope that such an event would never happen again.
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