Vernon's $111 Million 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget Approved At Town Meeting

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.