Farmington Holds Annual Town Budget Meeting

Farmington is not holding its annual town budget meeting tonight. That meeting was held on Monday, April 20, and the next budget step is a townwide referendum on Thursday, April 30. (farmington-ct.org 1) (farmington-ct.org 2) The town’s budget page says the referendum will run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on April 30, 2026. The same page now groups the materials under “Town Referendum Budget Documents” and “Town Meeting Recommended Budget.” (farmington-ct.org) Farmington’s official calendar says the annual town meeting took place at 7 p.m. on April 20 at the Farmington High School auditorium on Monteith Drive. The town also said a Zoom livestream was available, but live public comment was limited to people attending in person. (farmington-ct.org) That means the budget story has shifted from public presentation to ballot decision. Residents are no longer showing up for the meeting itself; they are preparing to vote on the budget at their polling places. (farmington-ct.org) The town’s home page and news page both list “Farmington Budget Referendum: Thursday, April 30th” as the current budget item. Those notices appeared after the April 20 meeting and point residents toward the vote rather than another hearing. (farmington-ct.org 1) (farmington-ct.org 2) Farmington’s published budget schedule shows how it got here: a capital budget presentation on Feb. 24, the town manager’s recommended budget on March 10, budget workshops from March 11 to March 17, and the Town Council’s proposed budget on April 6. The annual town meeting followed on April 20. (farmington-ct.org) The Town Council agenda list also shows a regular council meeting tonight, April 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. But that is separate from the annual town meeting that handled the budget before adjournment to referendum. (farmington-ct.org) So the practical deadline for Farmington voters is Thursday, April 30. The budget meeting is over, and the decision now moves to the referendum ballot. (farmington-ct.org)