Ellington Officials Make Budget Changes

ELLINGTON, CT — Ellington officials made a new round of budget changes Thursday night after voters rejected the town’s proposed 2026-27 spending plan earlier this week.

The Board of Finance held a special meeting to consider reductions and other changes to the proposed budget, according to a town update. Officials said the board identified spending reductions and revenue increases that resulted in a net change of $1.5 million.

The expected mill rate tied to the revised proposal is 25.6, according to the town. The original proposal carried an expected mill rate of 26.4.

The next referendum is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9. Voting will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ellington Senior Center.

According to a document shared by the town, the changes include reductions to current year levy and mill rate stabilization revenue accounts, increases in several revenue accounts, and reductions across several budget expenditure accounts.

The town said the Board of Finance was able to identify the changes after the original budget failed at referendum Tuesday. The preliminary count from that vote was 1,049 no votes and 891 yes votes.

The revised proposal will now go back before voters June 9. The Board of Finance previously scheduled the special meeting after the failed referendum to deliberate further and consider reductions.