VERNON, CT — Vernon has a 2026-27 budget in place.
At the annual Vernon Town Meeting Tuesday evening at Rockville High School, residents and taxpayers approved the $111,115,831 budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The largest component, education, totals $62,175,741, a 2.91 percent increase.
The vote was 63 in favor and 12 against.
In a subsequent special meeting, the Town Council voted 11-0 with one abstention — Patricia Buxton — to set the tax rate at 36.72 mills.
That represents a 1.75 percent tax increase.
The tax rate for motor vehicles is capped at 32.46 mills.
One mill represents $1 for each $1,000 of assessed property value.
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