AVON, CT — Voters have some work to do regarding town spending this Wednesday, but for their votes to matter, they need to come out in full force.The Town of Avon's annual budget referendum will take place Wednesday, May 14, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Road, Avon. Absentee ballots are available in the town clerk's office at Avon Town Hall.Referendum voters will decide a town/school budget that will increase taxes by more than a mill, or more than $300 if your house is assessed at $300,00...
AVON, CT — Voters have some work to do regarding town spending this Wednesday, but for their votes to matter, they need to come out in full force.
The Town of Avon's annual budget referendum will take place Wednesday, May 14, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Road, Avon. Absentee ballots are available in the town clerk's office at Avon Town Hall.
Referendum voters will decide a town/school budget that will increase taxes by more than a mill, or more than $300 if your house is assessed at $300,000.
Wednesday's referendum on town/school spending is for electors and persons who are not electors, but qualified to vote at town meetings.
The question will be placed on paper ballots under the following heading:
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"Shall the Annual Town Budget in the amount of $118,623,207 as recommended by the Board of Finance, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2025, be approved?"
Voters approving the proposed question will vote "Yes" and those opposing the proposed question will vote "No."
According to the town charter, however, at least 9 percent of registered voters in town must show up at the polls.
If the turnout is less than 9 percent, then the budget is accepted regardless of the referendum's outcome, according to the charter.
The combined town/school spending plan that will be decided is $118.62 million, a 2.73 percent or $3.15 million increase.
This, the town said, would result in a tax rate increase from 29.66 to 30.75 mills — a 1.09-mill increase.
For a home assessed at $300,000, the new budget, as it is now, would increase the owner's tax bill by $327.
For more information on the budget vote, including a complete budget breakdown, click on this link.