Simsbury Voters Approve Town/School Budgets

SIMSBURY, CT — Voters Tuesday resoundingly said "yes" to the Town of Simsbury's government and education spending plans for 2023-24 during a sparsely attended budget referendum.

With only a 6.8 percent voter turnout, Simsbury voters approved a $31.68 million general government budget; an $81.58 million board of education budget; and a $17.15 million spending package for multiple items such as the sewer treatment plant, debt service and capital non-recurring items, among others.

The vote tallies were clearly in favor of all three questions: 785-484 for the selectmen government budget; 746-524 for the school budget; and 875-392 for the spending package.

The total budget increase is about 6 percent larger than current spending.

The tax impact is on a case-by-case basis because of the recently completed revaluation.

While the mill rate is expected to go down from 37.41 to 30.82, it doesn't mean an automatic tax decrease because property values this year will be taxed based on new assessments compared to last year.

The town has created an online tax caluculator feature on its website where folks can figure out what the new mill rate will mean for them based on the budget and new property values.

According to Simsbury officials, the homeowner with a median-assessed home is looking at a $415 increase in their tax bill this year, a 5.18 percent hike.

For the full referendum results, click on this link.

To calculate your individual tax impact regarding the budget, click on this link.

From May 15: 'Simsbury Voters To Decide School/Town Budget Tuesday'