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Information on Somers
The Town of Somers website can be accessed at http://www.somersct.gov/. Want to know what Town Board, Commission or Committee is meeting when — and want on-the-spot access to the meeting’s agenda? Access the town calendar at http://www.egovlink.com/somers/events/calendar.asp.
A wealth of Town information! To access agendas and meeting minutes for any Somers Town Board, Commission or Committee — as well as to find documents generated by Regulations and Ordinances or the various Town departments, go to http://www.egovlink.com/somers/docs/menu/home.asp.
The Somers OnLine Service Request system at http://www.egovlink.com/somers/action.asp allows visitors to request Town-related information, submit requests for service, or submit comments for review.
The website for Somers’ schools is http://www.somers.k12.ct.us
To access the home page for our schools’ Central Office and Board of Education, go to http://www.somers.k12.ct.us/sboe/boe_home.html.
Not registered to vote in the town of Somers? You may do so in the Town Clerk’s office at Town Hall. You may download the registration form in order to fill it out at home, at http://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/somers/published_documents/Town Departments/Town Clerk/Voter Registration 2008.pdf. Telephone Anne Marie Logan or Donna Hanks for more information: 763-8206 or 8207 Somers Compared to Other Towns
The most current analysis (2007-08) of per-pupil spending shows that of the 166 public school systems in the state (town and regional-district schools), 142 towns and districts spend more money per child on education than does Somers; only 23 rank lower. [See http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/dgm/report1/basiccon.pdf for complete rankings data.] For the preceding year (2006-07), Somers ranked 154 out of 169 towns in Connecticut. [See http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/excel/dgm/report1/cpse2007/nceadm.xls.]
A survey of tax rates for 2008-09 shows that 105 towns and cities in Connecticut have higher mill rates than does Somers. [See http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392426 <http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392426> ]
Taxes and School Funding
For a free report on your home’s current assessed value (the value that you use to determine the cost to you of a Mill Rate increase), go to
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