SEYMOUR — The annual town meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 in the Seymour Middle School Auditorium, 211 Mountain Road.
The meeting will include a vote on the proposed town and school budgets.
The questions to be asked are as follows:
Question 1:
Shall the Town General Government Budget, as recommended by the Board of Finance, in the amount of $27,629,758 for the fiscal year 2026-2027 be adopted?
Options: Yes/No
Question 2:
Shall the Board of Education Budget, as recommended by the Board of Finance, in the amount of $43,117,765 for the fiscal year 2026-2027 be adopted?
Options: Yes/No
FYI
In Seymour, the finance board recommends a budget to present to voters at the annual town meeting.
If at least 50 residents attend the town meeting, they have the power to decrease or increase the bottom line of the town and school budgets.
After the conclusion of the town meeting, the budgets will be sent to a town wide referendum scheduled for Tuesday, April 21 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Seymour Community Center, 20 Pine St.
Click here to read all Seymour budget stories from this year by The Valley Indy.
Background
The $70.7 million budget carries a spending increase of $2.6 million, or 3.8 percent, above the current, $68.2 million budget.
The budget puts a new proposed mill rate at 29.25 mills. That’s an increase of 1.53 mills, or 5.5 percent, over the current mill rate of 27.72 mills.
Potential Tax Bill Impact
Under the new proposed mill rate of 29.25 mills, a single-family house on Brookfield Road assessed at $436,170 would pay $667 more per year in taxes.
A house on Colony Road assessed at $268,800 would pay $417 more per year in taxes.
A house on Bungay Road assessed at $195,790 would pay $299 more per year in taxes.
Budget Drivers
Here’s a breakdown of the items driving the overall $2.6 million increase in the proposed budget:
*Board of Education: $1.8 million increase
*Emergency services: $372,698 increase
*Employee benefits and town insurance: $335,786 increase
*General government: $49,231 increase
*Utilities: $20,775 increase
*Senior Citizens Tax Relief: $15,000 increase
