Pomfret annual town meeting set for May 27
POMFRET — Pomfret’s 312th Annual Town Meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 at Pomfret Community School. Note the date change! The vote this year is again by paper ballot, however the General Government and Education Budgets will be voted on separately, a change from previous years. The ballots will allow taxpayers to vote on each budget and provide comments for the Boards of Finance, Education, and Selectmen.
The proposed budget totals $15,160,382. This is an increase of $426,047 over the current budget. The Board of Finance authorized the use of $455,310 to offset the mill rate increase. 
Because it is a revaluation year, the mill rate will be adjusted, and the value of a mill will change. The current mill rate is 27.16 and the value of a mill is $402k. The proposed mill rate for next year is 19.89 (to be set by the Board of Finance after the Annual Town Meeting and vote on the budgets) and the value of a mill is now $561k.
The Pomfret Fire District is a separate taxing authority and has a proposed budget of $469,500 for a mill rate of .83 that, if approved at their Annual Meeting on May 21, will be added to the Town mill rate for a total mill rate of 20.72. 
To calculate your property tax, multiply your Assessment (not your Appraisal) by the mill rate and then divide by 1,000.
The proposed Board of Education Budget is $11,722,872, with a 3.27 percent increase of $371,633 over this year. The drivers are additional staff, special education costs, and insurance increases.
The proposed General Government budget is $3,437,510, a 1.60 percent increase of $54,414 over this year. The budget includes a new item of $100,000 for the Tri-Town Ambulance program that covers Pomfret, Hampton and Eastford. The three towns and the Pomfret Fire District share the cost of the program that provides 24/7 emergency ambulance coverage.
First Selectman Maureen Nicholson said: “Your vote is important and your comments to the boards will provide valuable feedback. This year’s revaluation of real estate has created an increase in home values and taxes for most residents. The purpose of a revaluation is to correct the inequalities in the tax burden since the last revaluation. Revaluation is an equalization process during which each property is valued at its fair market value (by statute) at a point in time to determine each taxpayer’s portion of the budget.”
General Government, Board of Education, and Fire District Budgets are all available on the Town’s website along with the call for the meeting. 
www.pomfretct.gov 
Registered Pomfret voters may vote on the budgets. If you are not a registered Pomfret voter but own property in town, you can vote if you are at least 18 years old, are a U.S. citizen, your name is on the Grand List set on Oct. 1 of the previous year and the property has a value of at least $1,000. 

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Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING – MAY 27, 2025 AT 6:30 PM
POMFRET COMMUNITY SCHOOL
The legal voters and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meeting of the Town of Pomfret are hereby warned to meet at the Pomfret Community School Cafeteria, 20 Pomfret Street, Pomfret, Connecticut on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. to act upon the following articles:
Opening Remarks by First Selectman Maureen Nicholson
Article 1: To choose a Moderator for said meeting.
Article 2: To see if the Town will consider and act upon the following resolution:  “Resolved” that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Transportation and the Office of Policy and Management, State of Connecticut, for the expenditure of all Highway funds under the provisions of Chapter 240 and the expenditure of all Local Capital Improvement Funds under the provisions of Chapter 7-536, CT General Statutes, for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
Article 3: To see if the Town will consider and adopt the Five-Year Local Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal year 2025–2026 as proposed by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 4: To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen, Town Treasurer, Treasurer of the Local School Fund, and Board of Education, as published by the Board of Finance, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.    
Article 5: To see if the Town will accept the following cemetery funds for perpetual care: Pomfret Cemetery Corporation: Walter and Ann Hinchman, Yard 3 Lot 115 - $100.00; Ralph Oriola, Yard 2 Lot 116- $100.00; Betty Lucier., Yard 2 Lot 118- $100.00; Mary Alexander, Yard 3 Lot 120- $100.00.
Article 6: To see if the Town will approve the following transfers within 8501 Capital Nonrecurring to balance deficits in completed projects, clear completed project balances, and combine duplicate projects:
* Transfer from Fund 3050 – Wolf Den Drive ST FEMA Mitigation in the amount of   $ 10,077.66 to Fund 3012 Wolf Den Drive FEMA Mitigation CO to combine duplicate project, bringing Fund 3012 Wolf Den Drive FEMA Mitigation CO to a total balance of $34,332.00.
* Transfer from Fund 3200 – Government Surplus $30,000; Fund 3304 – Town Hall Generator/Roof Replacement $14,832.50; Fund 3022 – Page Road Sealcoating $5.00; Fund 3015 – Guardrails $30,000.00; Fund 3020 – Quassett Road Improvements $ 13,567.68 - for a total amount of $88,405.18 to Fund 3016 Firetower Road to clear account.
* Transfer from Fund 3414 – PCS Tile Flooring $ 523.74; Fund 3411 – PCS HVAC Work $ 1,305.59 - for a total amount of $1,829.33 to Fund 3410 PCS Kitchen Equipment and Improvements to clear account
* Transfer from Fund 3208 – Office Furniture Committed CNR a total amount of $1,028.51 to Fund 3207 Office Equipment Typewriter to clear account.
Article 7: To see if the Town will adopt an appropriation in the amount of $3,437,510 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year General Government budget, the same to be funded by estimated revenues as recommended by the Board of Finance.
Article 7 to be voted on by paper ballot with a “Yes” or “No” vote 
Article 8: To see if the Town will adopt an appropriation in the amount of $11,722,872 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year Board of Education budget, the same to be funded by estimated revenues as recommended by the Board of Finance.
Article 8 to be voted on by paper ballot with a “Yes” or “No” vote 
Article 9: To do any other business proper to come before said meeting. 

Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut,  this 21st day of May, 2025
Maureen A. Nicholson
Patrick R. McCarthy
Alan B. Chubbuck
Its Board of Selectmen

Attest: Sandy Arcayan, Town Clerk

May 21, 2025

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Putnam Elementary/Middle
Every day: Fruit. Monday: Texas toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, cheddar Goldfish crackers. Tuesday: Sloppy Joes, carrots. Wednesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, noodles, peas. Thursday: Pasta, meatsauce, broccoli. Friday: Pizza, salad.
Putnam High
Monday: Chicken fajitas or spicy chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Meatball grinders or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: Texas-style grilled cheese or steak and cheese wraps. Thursday: chicken pot pie or "wild Mike's" cheese bites. Friday: Pizza or chicken tender fry basket.
Woodstock Public Schools
Every day: Fruit. Monday: Meatball grinders, carrots. Tuesday: French toast, sausage, hash browns. Wednesday: Popcorn chicken brown rice, black beans. Thursday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, green beans. Friday: Pizza, salad.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Chicken bruschetta pasta, green beans. Tuesday: Italian grinders, cucumber wheels. Wednesday: Chicken tenders and waffles, mixed veggies. Thursday: Walking Tacos, refried beans. Friday - early dismissal: Buffalo chicken pizza with ranch drizzle, salad.

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