Reversing their decision from four years ago, voters in Farmington on Thursday approved a $135.6 million replacement for the town’s high school.
While votes had not been fully counted, registrars on Thursday night estimated the plan had passed by about 2-1, with a turnout by about 33% of the 20,045 eligible voters.
The referendum energized voters on both sides of the issue, and for weeks local streets have been lined with a steadily increasing number of lawn signs urging either “yes” or “no” votes.
Thursday morning, voting officials at the West Woods Upper Elementary School reported they had checked in dozens of voters they hadn’t seen in previous elections or referendums.