About 960 people have voted in the town’s budget referendum so far.
Residents have until 8 p.m. to vote on the proposed $50.72 million budget.
The polling place is the Community Center on Pine Street.
Registrar of Voters Ron Skurat said the voting rate — about 100 people per hour — is a good turnout for a budget referendum. He expected about 1,500 will vote by the end of the night.
There are 9,500 registered voters in town.
Residents vote separately on the education and the town budgets. The town has proposed spending $30.1 million for the board of education.
The budget proposal represents a tax rate increase of 2.18 mills, or about 8.4 percent increase.
That means a homeowner with a house assessed at $200,000 would pay about $430 more in taxes next year.
A sampling of people interviewed at the community center had mixed feelings on the proposal. (Click play on the videos to see responses from voters.)
