Daily Five: Montville Animal Shelter Moving to Waterford?

1. Today should be mostly sunny, with a high around 64, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight there is a 40 percent chance of rain after 10, with a low around 44, according to the service. 

2. Monday night, at the Public Safety Committee meeting, Montville Mayor Ron McDaniel said he is working with New London, Waterford, Old Lyme and East Lyme to form a regional animal shelter.

McDaniel said the shelter would most likely be built in Waterford, at the spot where the existing Waterford-East Lyme shelter is, behind the Waterford Police Department. A Waterford-East Lyme group has raised more than $115,000 for a new animal shelter and New London is getting FEMA funds to fix its shelter, which got damaged during Superstorm Sandy, McDaniel said.

McDaniel said special legislation is required to be able to have New London join in with the rest of the towns. He said the hope is to build a better, cheaper animal shelter, although there are still many obstacles to overcome.

3. Tonight at 6 in Montville Town Hall, there is a public hearing on the general government's budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Tuesday, there was a public hearing on the Board of Education's budget. Tonight is the hearing on the general government's budget. The Town Council will use the input from these two meetings while making its final decision for the upcoming fiscal year.

Overall, McDaniel is proposing a $55.96 million budget for next year, a 0.61 percent increase over this year's total. If approved, the budget would increase the tax rate by 0.17 mills, from 29.33 to 29.50.

For more about the budget, click here. 

4. On Saturday, there is a non-profit tag sale at Fair Oaks School in Oakdale put on by Cub Scout Pack 21. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

5. On this date in 2005, Snupp – the world’s first cloned dog – was born in South Korea. And on this date in 1953, Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. 

Quote of the Day

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

-Henry Ford

Trivia of the Day

On this date in 1800, the United States Library of Congress was established by what president?

Yesterday’s Answer: Roy Orbison was born on April 23, 1936. He died on Dec. 6, 1988.