Finance Talk

The Westport Rotary Club today got an update on town and education finances from Gary Conrad (l), Westport’s finance director, and Elio Longo, school business manager. Among concerns, according to Conrad, is the “skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs that sometimes cost $10,000 to $15,000 a month.” Longo told the group 99 per cent of the schools’ financial support comes from the community and that salaries represent about 66 percent of its budget. Longo emphasized, “State support is non-existent.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com