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Notice of Referendum - January 7, 2023

Posted on: December 7, 2022 - 12:29pm

The Electors and eligible voters of the town of Simsbury, Connecticut, are hereby warned of a referendum to be held pursuant to Simsbury Charter Sections 809 and 406 on Saturday, January 7, 2023 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Simsbury Town Hall, 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut, for the following purpose:

To vote on the following questions for approval or disapproval of resolutions approved by the Board of Finance and the Board of Selectmen on November 29, 2022 and November 30, 2022, respectively, which questions will be placed on the ballots under the following headings:

  1. “SHALL THE TOWN OF SIMSBURY APPROPRIATE $2,261,837 FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE RENOVATION AND  EXPANSION OF LATIMER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?”
     
  2. "SHALL THE TOWN OF SIMSBURY APPROPRIATE $3,961,272.12 OF LOCAL TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY GRANT FUNDS FOR MULTI-USE CONNECTIONS/TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS?”

The vote on the above questions will be taken under the authority of Sections 809 and 406 of the Town Charter.  A "YES" vote is a vote to approve an appropriation. A "NO" vote is a vote to reject an appropriation. During regular business hours, the full text of the resolution is available for public inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office, 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut, and online at simsbury-ct.gov. The location of the polling place for the Referendum will be as follows: Simsbury Town Hall, Main Meeting Room, 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut. Electronic tabulators will be used. The polling place will be open between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Absentee ballots will be available in person at the Town Clerk's Office during regular business hours through January 6, 2023. Any person who is an Elector of the Town of Simsbury or any citizen of the United States of America of the age of eighteen years or more who, jointly or severally, is liable to the Town for taxes assessed against him or her on an assessment of not less than $1,000 on the Simsbury Grand List dated October 1, 2021, is eligible to vote (CGS Section 7-6).

Trish Munroe, Town Clerk, Town of Simsbury