Simsbury Seeks Budget Input At Tuesday, April 8, Hearing

SIMSBURY, CT — A key step toward Simsbury residents' tax bills this year will take place early next week when the town hosts a public hearing on the proposed 2025-26 town/school budget.

The Simsbury Board of Finance will host the public hearing on Tuesday, April 8, at 6 p.m. at the Simsbury Public Library, Tariffville Room, 725 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury.

Copies of proposed budget estimates showing revenue and expenditures and the amount to be raised by taxes are available for general distribution at the Simsbury Town Clerk's Office and posted online at this link.

The proposed annual operating budgets of the Simsbury Board of Selectmen and Simsbury Board of Education, as well as proposed capital improvement projects, will be presented at the hearing.

After the presentations, members of the public will be able to comment and offer suggestions to the finance board on how their tax dollars should be spent.

As it currently stands, the combined town/education budget for Simsbury is proposed at $128.45 million, an increase of $5.7 million or 4.65 percent.

This spending plan, according to the budget following selectmen's approval, would increase the town's tax rate from 33.31 to 34.06 — 2.25 percent or 0.75 mills.

This means for a home assessed at $300,000, the new budget would increase their taxes by $225 this year.

Following Tuesday's hearing, the finance board will go over the budget and set it up for a budget referendum in May.

For a complete budget timeline and additional Simsbury budget information, click on this link.