Town Budget Meeting Tonight; Referendum Follows
- Farmington's annual town budget meeting is scheduled tonight at 7 p.m., and will adjourn to a referendum. - Officials will take in-person comments only during the meeting; a Zoom livestream will be provided for observers. - Voters will later decide the budget at the referenced referendum; details, times, and materials are online (patch.com).
Farmington residents will get their public say on the town budget in person, then cast the binding vote at a referendum on April 30. (farmington-ct.org) The annual town meeting was scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the Farmington High School auditorium at 10 Monteith Drive. Town officials said a Zoom livestream would be available, but public comment would be accepted in person only. (farmington-ct.org) After that meeting, the budget moves to a townwide referendum on Thursday, April 30, 2026, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The budget page lists the referendum materials as the “Town Meeting Recommended Budget (for Referendum).” (farmington-ct.org) Farmington’s budget process has unfolded over nearly two months, starting with a capital budget hearing on Feb. 24, followed by the town manager’s recommended budget on March 10, five budget workshop meetings from March 11 through March 17, and a public hearing on the Town Council’s recommended budget on April 6. (farmington-ct.org) That sequence matters because the annual town meeting is not the final step in Farmington. The town’s posted schedule shows a second town meeting on May 4 and a second referendum on May 14 only if the first referendum does not pass. (farmington-ct.org) The referendum will be held at four polling places tied to precincts: Irving A. Robbins Middle School on Wolf Pit Road, West Woods Upper Elementary School on Judson Lane, the Community/Senior Center on New Britain Avenue in Unionville, and Farmington Public Library on Monteith Drive. (farmington-ct.org) Absentee ballots are available at the Town Clerk’s Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays through April 29. Completed ballots can be mailed, delivered to the clerk’s office through April 29, or placed in the drop box outside the new Town Hall at 20 Monteith Drive through 8 p.m. on April 30. (farmington-ct.org) The town’s budget page also posts the underlying documents used at each stage, including the town manager’s letter, Town Council summaries, Board of Education presentations, and the referendum budget packet. For residents who want to follow the numbers before voting, that page is where Farmington has centralized the full record. (farmington-ct.org)
