Berlin Budget Hearing Slated For Tuesday, March 25

BERLIN, CT — Residents and taxpayers will be able to weigh in on how their tax dollars will be spent at the Town of Berlin's annual budget hearing next week.

It will take place Tuesday, March 25, at 6 p.m. in the Berlin High School auditorium, 139 Patterson Way, Berlin.

How those dollars are spent goes a long way toward what folks will have to fork over in taxes this summer once the budget is decided in the spring.

According to the proposed 2025-26 spending plan, which includes town/school budgets, the proposed mill rate now stands at 30.79 for both motor vehicle and real estate/personal property taxes.

That is 0.58 mills larger than current spending. For a home assessed at $250,000, it means a tax increase of $145 this year.

The combined town/school budget stands at $106.95 million, a $4.12 million increase or 4 ercent.

The town general government budget is at $50.32 million, 4 percent larger, while the board of education budget is $52.517 million, also 4 percent larger.

Those figures, however, are not what will be decided by voters at the polls April 29, as town officials can revise the numbers, taking into account input from Tuesday's hearing.

For the Town of Berlin's 2025-26 budget information, including a budget timeline, click on this link.