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Farmington Votes Thursday: Polls Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Across Four Locations
Farmington's annual budget referendum is Thursday, April 30. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. across four locations. On the ballot: the $143 million FY 2026-27 operating budget plus $18.3 million in bonds (a $14.34 million school HVAC upgrade and a $4 million road and drainage bond). Here's the short version of where to vote, how absentee ballots work, and what the Mercury has covered on each piece of the ballot over the past month.
Farmington Votes April 30: Polling Places and Absentee Ballot Rules
Farmington's $143 million operating budget and $18.3 million in bond questions go to voters Thursday, April 30. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at four locations, and absentee ballots have their own set of rules and deadlines.
Unionville Historic Commission Sets Five Priorities for 2026, Welcomes New Liaison Bill Beckert
Nine months after a wave of departures left the Unionville Historic District and Properties Commission with three empty seats, two alternate seats remain vacant. The Commission held its first official 2026 meeting on Thursday, May 7 — five months after its last session — and welcomed Town Council member Bill Beckert as its new town liaison. Chair Lisa Johnson set five priorities for the year ahead: recruitment of new property owners (the Vibberts at 126 Main Street are first), public education sessions, commissioner training, new-member onboarding, and a fall walking tour timed to the Cobblestone Church's 100th anniversary.
Farmington's Budget Referendum Closes With 950 Ballots Cast and a 5.08 Percent 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 New Town Hall Gets a Ribbon Cutting Date: May 14. There Will Be Tours, Food Trucks, and Souvenir Bricks.
Farmington's Ad Hoc 1928 Building Committee set May 14 for the ribbon cutting of the town's new Town Hall — the renovated 1928 high school. Guided tours, food trucks, and souvenir brick distribution planned. The $16 million project is 97 percent expended.