Avon Hearing Monday To Address Budget Plan Upping Taxes By 1.38 Mills

AVON, CT — Local taxpayers wanting to have a voice in both how their tax dollars are spent and how much they will be paying in taxes are invited to the town's annual budget public hearing Monday.

The Avon Board of Finance will host the hearing on the proposed 2025-26 budget at the Avon Senior Center, 635 W. Avon Road, in the Community Room on Monday, April 7, at 7 p.m.

The hearing will be in a hybrid format, both in-person and virtually via GoToMeeting and public comment will be accepted by both in-person and virtual audiences.

"Should a speaker wish to provide public comment virtually, we recommend accessing the virtual meeting link using the web link rather than the phone number," wrote the town in an announcement.

A copy of the handout for the hearing is available at this link.

As the budget stands now, the combined town/school spending plans are $118.78 million, a 2.87 percent or $3.31 million increase.

This, the town said, would result in a tax rate increase from 29.66 to 31.04 mills — a 1.38-mill increase.

For a home assessed at $300,000, the new budget, as it is now, would increase the owner's tax bill by $414.

After the hearing, the finance board will fine-tune the spending plan for the annual budget town meeting on May 5 and a budget referendum on May 14, when voters have the final say.

Virtual log-in information

People can join the hearing from a computer, tablet, or smartphone via this link: https://meet.goto.com/663751437. They can also dial in using your phone: Access Code: 663-751-437: United States (Toll Free): 1 877 309 2073. To get the app and be ready when the meeting starts, click on https://meet.goto.com/install.

For complete budget timelines and budget numbers, click on this link.