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TELL US: Your Thoughts on the Proposed Budget?

Manchester Patch wants to know what you think of General Manager Scott Shanley's spending plan for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Residents certainly had a lot to say about the town budget proposed by General Manager Scott Shanley for the 2013-14 fiscal year last week. 

Mostly, those comments pertainedf to education, and how a potential reduction in the Board of Education's budget request would harm students, academic programs and extracurricular activities. 

But Manchester Patch wants to know what you think of Shanley's $169,388,904 proposed budget proposed budget, which includes a 3.6 percent tax increase. 

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Is it too large? Do you think the money is being spent in the right places? How do you feel about cuts to education funding that would occur as a result of Shanley's proposal? 

Share your opinion with your friends and neighbors on Manchester Patch in the comment section below - and please remember to keep it civil and adhere to Patch's Terms of Use when commenting. 

Click here for a look at Shanley's full budget proposal and the schedule of budget workshops. 

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