Guilford Budget Referendum Set For April 21: Here's What To Know

GUILFORD, CT — Guilford residents will head to the polls on Tuesday, April 21, to vote in the annual budget referendum.

The proposed spending plan for 2026-2027 comes in at $129.4 million, which would result in a 4.08 percent increase in the town's mill rate.

In reviewing the budget, the Board of Finance voted to cut the Board of Education budget proposal by $300,000 and the Board of Selectmen budget proposal by $450,000. The cuts reduced the overall spending increase for the combined budgets from 6.21 percent to 5.59 percent.

Previously, the Board of Selectmen cut $1.3 million from the town budget proposal during its own deliberations, including eliminating a request from the Public Works Department for an additional maintainer and police department requests for an additional patrol officer and detective.

Salaries and utilities are driving proposed increases on both the town and school side, the town noted in a previous news release.

More information can be found here.

Polling Places, Hours, Voting Districts

Residents can find their voting district information here.

Polling places for each district are as follows:

• District 1 - Calvin Leete School, 280 South Union St.
• District 2 - Abraham Baldwin Middle School, 68 Bullard Drive
• District 3 - Guilford Fire Department Headquarters - 390 Church St.
• District 4 - MElissa Jones School, 181 Ledge Hill Road
• District 5 - A.W. Cox School, 143 Three Mile Course

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.