Town Council approves $1.44M police budget after spending debate
misc · Meeting of May 18, 2026
CT PROSPECT — Prospect Town Council approves $1.44 million police budget after debate on spending. The council voted to cut the police department's vehicle computer supplies line from $22,000 to $20,000 on a 5-3-1 vote, with the overall police budget ultimately reduced by $9,000 to $1,437,655.59 and approved unanimously. The council also voted 7-1 with one abstention to restore $3,000 to the Prospect Public Library's supplies account after Sue McKernan testified that cuts threatened summer programming.
The final library budget totaled $395,345.
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Source: the misc meeting of May 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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