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Farmington Budget Referendum: 950 Ballots, 5.08% Turnout
Farmington's annual budget referendum closed at 8 p.m. Thursday with 950 of the town's 18,707 registered voters casting ballots — a turnout of 5.08 percent. Under the town charter, a budget rejection requires at least 15 percent turnout to engage at all. With 950 ballots cast, the rejection mechanism is mathematically unreachable. The operating budget passes by default, regardless of yes/no breakdown. Machine totals on the two bond questions are pending the Town Clerk.
Farmington's $14.3M School HVAC Bond and Its Electric Bill
Before April 30, voters decide whether to condition the air in four elementary schools. The bond is the simple number. The math around it is not.
Farmington Sets April 30 Vote on $143M Budget, $18.3M Bonds
Town Meeting voters referred a 4.74% spending plan and two bond questions to the ballot. The average homeowner would pay $281.20 more in taxes. A state mandate and a historic debt load both sat in the room.