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Notice of Referendum to be held on June 13, 2017

Posted on: June 2, 2017 - 11:57am

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
TOWN OF SIMSBURY
JUNE 13, 2017

The Electors and eligible voters of the town of Simsbury, Connecticut, are hereby warned of a referendum to be held pursuant to Simsbury Charter Section 406 on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Henry James Memorial School, 155 Firetown Road, 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 May 24, 2017, which questions will be placed on the ballots under the following headings:

  1. “Shall the appropriation recommended and approved by the Board of Finance for the purposes of paying the expenses of the BOARD OF SELECTMEN annual budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, be approved and implemented in the amount of $22,604,910?”                                  
  2. “Shall the appropriation recommended and approved by the Board of Finance for the purposes of paying the expenses of the BOARD OF EDUCATION annual budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, be approved and implemented in the amount of $68,125,170?”
  3. “Shall the appropriation recommended and approved by the Board of Finance for the purposes of paying the expenses of Sewer Use Fund (Sewer Treatment Plant), Residential Rental Properties, Simsbury Farms/Special Programs, Non-Public Schools, Debt Retirement/Capital and Capital Non-Recurring annual budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018,  be approved and implemented in the amount of $12,464,827?”
  4. “Shall the Town of Simsbury appropriate $950,000 for Simsbury Farms Pool Improvements; and authorize bonds and notes in the same amount to finance said appropriation?”

The vote on the above questions will be taken under the authority of Section 406 of the Town Charter and Section 9-369a of the Connecticut General Statutes.  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 each 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:  Henry James Memorial School, rear gymnasium, 155 Firetown Road, 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 June 12, 2017. 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, 2016, is eligible to vote (CGS Section 7-6).

Ericka Butler, Town Clerk, Town of Simsbury

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To view the Full Budget for the Referendum & the Capital Resolutions please click here.