5 Things To Know In Simsbury: Draft Capital Plans, School Board Budget Calendar, Veterans Tax Break And More

SIMSBURY, CT — The Simsbury Board of Selectmen gets two draft five-year capital plans Monday, the Simsbury Board of Education reviews its budget calendar Tuesday, and expanded property tax exemptions for disabled veterans take effect with this year's grand list.

Here are five things to know about life around Simsbury this week:

1. Selectmen Get Two Draft Five-Year Capital Plans
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m.
Where: Main Meeting Room, Simsbury Town Hall, 933 Hopmeadow St.
What to know: Town management will present two draft capital improvement plans for fiscal 2028 through 2032, one within the Board of Finance's current bonding limits and one that fits more of the selectmen's priorities and uses state grants the town has already received, according to the agenda packet. The grants include $1.6 million and $150,000 for Eno Memorial Hall, $300,000 for the Apple Barn and $350,000 for a library teen space. Both drafts include the Stoddard Dam project in the first year, and both list $131 million for new construction at Squadron Line School, with $65.5 million of it bonded in fiscal 2030. The memo notes the Board of Education hasn't taken official action on any school construction project. The board will also hear the Sustainability Committee's annual report.
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2. Selectmen Weigh Administrators Contract, Town Manager Extension
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m.
Where: Main Meeting Room, Simsbury Town Hall, 933 Hopmeadow St.
What to know: The Board of Selectmen is scheduled to approve a contract with the Simsbury School Administrators and Supervisors Association, according to the agenda. After an executive session, it may act on extending the town manager's employment contract. The board is also set to schedule a public hearing on proposed changes to the town code chapters on alcoholic beverages and open burning, and to opt in to a national opioid settlement with Albertsons. Residents who want to speak must email townmanager@simsbury-ct.gov by noon Monday.
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3. School Board Reviews Budget Calendar, Purposeful Technology
When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Board of Education Conference Room, 933 Hopmeadow St.
What to know: The Board of Education will hear reports on purposeful technology and its budget calendar, according to the agenda. The board is also set to vote on personnel matters and on canceling its Nov. 24 meeting; the next meeting would be Dec. 8. Meetings air live on Comcast Channels 95 and 1070, Frontier Channel 6070 and simsburytv.org.
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4. Disabled Veterans Tax Exemption Expands
When: Takes effect with the Oct. 1, 2026, grand list; applications due by Jan. 1
Where: Assessor's Office, Simsbury Town Hall, 933 Hopmeadow St.
What to know: Simsbury has adopted local options that expand its property tax exemption for certain disabled veterans, according to the Assessor's Office. Veterans rated by the VA as unemployable due to a service-connected disability (TDIU) can now qualify, as can more surviving spouses, and the exemption can now cover up to two acres of land. It is capped at the town's median residential assessment, now $261,940. The changes show up in July 2027 tax bills, and the exemption must be applied for each year by Jan. 1.
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5. Water Pollution Control Authority Meets
When: Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
Where: Simsbury Town Hall, 933 Hopmeadow St.
What to know: The Water Pollution Control Authority meets Thursday, according to the town calendar. The agenda had not been posted as of Friday.
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