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Middletown council begins FY27 budget review as administrators outline $105M school bond timing and 3.2% proposed tax-rate increase
Summary
Council opened a Saturday review of the Town of Middletown's proposed FY2026–27 budget. Town officials outlined major capital projects, a proposed 3.2% tax-rate increase, use of new hotel-tax revenue for the CIP and a multi-year plan to manage upcoming school bond debt without an immediate tax hike.
The Town Council convened a Saturday budget review to receive the proposed FY2026–27 budget and begin line-by-line consideration of the town and school spending plans. Town Administrator Sean summarized the budget drivers and the capital program, saying the town faces higher medical premiums, labor shortages and several large infrastructure projects that will shape spending in the next 12 months.
Sean highlighted several projects expected to affect the budget: upgrades to the Coddington pump station to increase sewer capacity, work on Paradise Avenue tied to a potential $5 million BUILD grant, sidewalks and…
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