Farmington HS Project Town Meeting, Part II, What You Need To Know

FARMINGTON, CT — Farmington residents will get to work quickly after the Thanksgiving holiday Monday, Nov. 28, as they partake in a town meeting prior to a second referendum for the Farmington High School Building project.

The town meeting is at 7 p.m. in the Farmington High School auditorium, 10 Monteith Drive.

In addition, the meeting will be broadcast over Zoom, so residents or anyone interested can see it virtually.

That meeting is expected to adjourn to a referendum vote Thursday, Dec. 8, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at town polling places.

Absentee ballots will be available from the Farmington Town Clerk’s office.

The vote would be for an additional $9.7 million, funding local officials claim is necessary to help bring the project up to original standards and secure additional state reimbursements.

In June 2021, voters in town said "yes" to spending $135.6 million for a new, state-of-the-art Farmington High School building at Monteith Drive.

Now, voters will have to go to the polls again if they want the same project they approved in 2021 and town leaders have approved another referendum, perhaps next month.

According to municipal officials, spending the added money now might result in a net project cost decrease in the long-run, a byproduct of an increase in the state's share of the project.

According to the town, construction projections alone were nearly $6 million over budget, something attributed to the supply chain inflationary issues impacting nearly all construction projects.

For the legal notice regarding the town meeting, click on this link.

From Nov. 1: 'Cost Overruns Have Farmington Planning Another FHS Referendum'