#Middlebury #Region15
Voters in Middlebury will vote on the proposed 2019-2020 budgets for the town and for Regional School District 15 Wednesday, May 8, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Shephardson Community Center at 1172 Whittemore Road in Middlebury.
Southbury voters also will vote on their town’s budget and the school budget. They will vote at the Southbury Firehouse at 461 Main St. S. in Southbury.
The two questions on the Middlebury ballot will be:
Question 1: “Shall the 2019-2020 proposed Town of Middlebury Municipal Budget in the amount of $11,242,315 be approved?” ___Yes ___ No
Question 2: “Shall the proposed 2019-2020 Budget of the Pomperaug Regional School District #15 in the amount of $70,814,867 be adopted?” ___Yes ___ No
Copies of the budgets are on file and open to public inspection in the Middlebury town clerk’s office at 1212 Whittemore Road in Middlebury.
If both budgets are approved, Middlebury’s mil rate is expected to rise to 33.40 from its current 32.51, a 2.7-percent increase.
Consequently, property owners will see their taxes increase 2.7 percent. For example, homeowners with homes assessed at $500,000 will see their property taxes increase to $16,700 from $16,255, an increase of $445.
Editor’s note: Due to a reporting error, the calculations in the last two paragraphs of this article in the May 2019 print issue were incorrect. The online version contains the corrected calculations.
