Regional School District 08 sets May 26 referendum on proposed $32.8 million operating budget and $331,037 capital plan
May 25, 2026 | Regional School District 08, School Districts, Connecticut
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The Regional School District 08 Board of Education on May 13 appointed Amy Romanchuck as moderator for the annual district meeting and read the district's proposed operating and capital budgets ahead of a May 26, 2026 referendum.
"I need a motion to appoint Amy Romanchuck as moderator for the annual district meeting," Chair Heather Summerer said during roll call, and Michael Beaulieu moved the appointment. Amy Romanchuck then read the budget text into the record and announced the referendum logistics.
Romanchuck read the fiscal-year dates and the referendum questions as prepared: the district would present an operating budget for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and a Capital Improvement Program question. The capital item was read as $331,037. The reading cited Connecticut General Statutes Sections 10-51 and 7-7 as the legal authority for conducting the referendum.
The moderator announced the referendum polling hours as 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and listed the polling locations for district electors: Hebron Elementary School (92 Church Street, Hebron), Andover Town Hall (17 School Road, Andover) and Marlborough Elementary School (25 School Drive, Marlborough). Voters in each member town will cast separate votes under the statute cited by the district.
A motion to adjourn the annual meeting to the referendum was made and approved on voice; members recorded their approvals in the transcript and no opposition or abstentions were recorded during the meeting. The board closed the meeting and participants exchanged brief closing remarks.
The referendum on the operating budget and the capital improvement question is scheduled for May 26, 2026. The transcript contains inconsistent rendering of the operating budget total in two places; the amount read aloud most clearly at the start of the budget reading was given as "32 million 832,558" (reported here as $32,832,558) while a later portion of the reading included garbled wording. The Capital Improvement Program amount ($331,037), polling locations, referendum date and statutory citations were read on the record.
"I need a motion to appoint Amy Romanchuck as moderator for the annual district meeting," Chair Heather Summerer said during roll call, and Michael Beaulieu moved the appointment. Amy Romanchuck then read the budget text into the record and announced the referendum logistics.
Romanchuck read the fiscal-year dates and the referendum questions as prepared: the district would present an operating budget for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and a Capital Improvement Program question. The capital item was read as $331,037. The reading cited Connecticut General Statutes Sections 10-51 and 7-7 as the legal authority for conducting the referendum.
The moderator announced the referendum polling hours as 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and listed the polling locations for district electors: Hebron Elementary School (92 Church Street, Hebron), Andover Town Hall (17 School Road, Andover) and Marlborough Elementary School (25 School Drive, Marlborough). Voters in each member town will cast separate votes under the statute cited by the district.
A motion to adjourn the annual meeting to the referendum was made and approved on voice; members recorded their approvals in the transcript and no opposition or abstentions were recorded during the meeting. The board closed the meeting and participants exchanged brief closing remarks.
The referendum on the operating budget and the capital improvement question is scheduled for May 26, 2026. The transcript contains inconsistent rendering of the operating budget total in two places; the amount read aloud most clearly at the start of the budget reading was given as "32 million 832,558" (reported here as $32,832,558) while a later portion of the reading included garbled wording. The Capital Improvement Program amount ($331,037), polling locations, referendum date and statutory citations were read on the record.
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