Avon Budget Up For Talk At Town Meeting

Press release from the Town of Avon:

AVON, CT — With April leading into May, the town's budget season for 2023-24 is heating up with the weather, with future taxes also expected to be decided by voters next month.

The Town of Avon's annual udget meeting will be held on Monday, May 1, at 7 p.m. in the Avon High School Auditorium, 510 West Avon Road.

The meeting will also be available to watch at home via livestream.

Electors or taxpayers wishing to provide spoken comment during the meeting must attend the meeting in-person at the high school.

There will be no opportunity for the virtual audience to provide spoken comment during the meeting.

The meeting will not include a vote for the budget or result in an increase or decrease in the budget as currently proposed.

The budget will be voted on at the May 10 referendum at the Avon Senior Center.

A copy of the handout for the annual budget meeting, along with access instructions to join the livestream will eventually be posted on the Avon Town Council's web page under "Agendas."

The combined town/school budget proposal is $110.1 million, a budget 3.62 percent larger than current spending.

At that level, the budget plan will require a tax hike, with the mill rate tentatively slated to grow from 34.61 to 35.71 mills, for a 1.1-mill tax increase.

It means if your home is assessed at $250,000, your taxes this year will increase by $275.

Meanwhile, town official also announced that absentee ballots for the May 10 referendum are available.

To obtain an absentee ballot, an application needs to be completed and submitted by mail or in person to the Avon Town Clerk's Office in Building No. 2 at Avon Town Hall, 60 W. Main St.

Click here for the absentee ballot application.

For more budget information and to review the proposed budget, click on this link.

From March 30: 'Avon Budget Currently Comes With A Tax Hike'

This press release was produced by the Town of Avon. The views expressed here are the author’s own.