Voters in Middlebury and Southbury approved the 2026-27 budget for the Region 15 schools and gave the green light to bonding for new buildings to replace the district’s oldest elementary schools. The budget for the next fiscal year totals $95.6 million, a $4.86 million, or 5.4%, increase over the current $90.78 million budget, according to the regional school district. The total is the same figure that the school board adopted earlier this spring. Voters in the two towns served by the school district approved the spending plan, 2,679 to 1,618, according to unofficial results from the May 6 referendum. They also approved $224 million in bond funds for projects to replace the aging Gainfield and Pomperaug elementary school buildings in Southbury, 2,474 to 1,820. The new buildings are proposed for each school’s existing site. The buildings, if completed, would be larger, with each able to accommodate around 550 students. Both would also offer prekindergarten space as well. Region 15 Superintendent Joshua Smith said he hopes construction will begin in 2028, with the buildings completed by 2030.
Voters in Middlebury, Southbury approve Region 15 budget, $224M in school construction bonds
