Mendon town meeting approves $1.1 million contingent school-budget override request

Mendon’s annual town meeting approved a contingent $1.1 million appropriation for the Mendon-Upton Regional School District’s fiscal 2027 operating budget on May 12. The appropriation would allow the town to raise an additional $1.1 million in property taxes, but it depends on voter approval of a Proposition 2½ override question for the same amount and purpose.

The motion passed 343-61. Under the contingent plan, the MURSD budget would total $13,685,291, while Mendon’s total town budget would be $27,759,442.97. The school fiscal year begins July 1, 2026.

A separate motion transferred $564,402.62 from the stabilization fund, producing an MURSD budget of $12,585,291 contingent on the override. Town meeting also approved $566,379.84 from capital-project stabilization to design and construct a replacement culvert on Providence Street.

The next step is the Proposition 2½ question at Mendon’s annual town election. The town’s Elections page lists unofficial election results dated May 19, 2026, but does not show the yes-and-no totals for the override question. The resulting tax rate and whether the override took effect have not been established.