Town of Colebrook, Connecticut

At its July meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted to expand Town Pond hours, beyond when lifeguards are on duty, once appropriate signage has been posted.

During August, the Pond will be open, with the gate unlocked, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday (aligned with Town Hall and the Community & Senior Center hours).

As in the past, lifeguards will be on duty, weather permitting, during normally scheduled hours, Thursdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sundays from noon-6 p.m. The Pond closes for the season on Sunday, August 25th.

Local taxes are due—and are considered late if not paid by August 1st. The Tax Collector’s office will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during July, 9 a.m.-noon and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, August 1st.

The Colebrook Labor Day Fair will be held on Saturday, August 31st, with many volunteer opportunities available. If you’re interested in volunteering, reach out to Karen at kodell@colebrooktownhall.org.

The Colebrook Community & Senior Center continues to offer meals throughout the summer. Breakfast ($6) is offered from 8-9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays. Lunch ($7) is served at noon on Thursdays. Please reserve your spot for lunch by Tuesday of each week by contacting seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org, or using the signup sheet at the Center.

Thank you to the Colebrook Associates for their assistance in acquiring surplus AEDs from Norfolk for use at the Colebrook Congregational Church and the Colebrook Historical Society.

Upcoming community events

Tomorrow night (Friday, July 26th), the Colebrook Historical Society (CHS) will host its first “Friday Night Gathering” of the season from 7-9 p.m. The social evening will begin at the at the Seymour Inn with conversation and refreshments.

At approximately 7:30 p.m., the group will move next door to the Colebrook Town Hall upstairs meeting room for a presentation by special guest, author/historian Peter Vermilyea entitled, “The Hidden History of Litchfield County.” A Q&A session will follow the presentation and the evening will conclude with a return to the Seymour Inn for more refreshments. All are welcome to attend.

Future topics include: “You Can Judge a Book by its Cover” (Aug.16th), and “The Civilian Conservation Corp – Its History and Work in CT.” (Oct. 18th).

The Historical Society is open Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. throughout the summer. “Rediscovering Colebrook River, the Town that Disappeared” and “The One Room Schoolhouses of Colebrook” are the featured exhibits this season.

On Wednesday, August 28th, Colebrook Consolidated School will host a “Back to School” Celebration. The community is invited to join staff and students on the first day of school, from 8:30-9 a.m. The program will begin with coffee and mingling in the CCS multi-purpose room. At 8:45 a.m. everyone will participate in a Flag Ceremony and Outdoor Assembly.

Coming this fall, on Sunday, November 17th, the Colebrook Historical Society and Colebrook Congregational Church are hosting a special concert, featuring world renowned violinist Stephanie Chase. Details to come.

Upcoming municipal board meetings

Town Composting Advisory Committee – Monday, July 29th, at 3 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (Land Use office)
Town Public Works Advisory Committee – Tuesday, July 30th, at 4 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (Land Use office)
Board of Selectmen – Monday, August 5th, at 7 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (Selectmen’s meeting room)
Board of Education – Wednesday, August 7th, at 7 p.m. at Colebrook Consolidated School

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org, or call me at 860.379.3359, extension 202.

Cordially,

Brad
Brad Bremer
Colebrook First Selectman
860.379.3359 ext. 202
bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org

NOTICE

TOWN OF COLEBROOK

Notice is hereby given that signed copies of the following Colebrook Board of Education Agreements are on file at the Town Clerk’s Office for public inspection during regular business hours:

1. Contract of Employment Superintendent of Schools between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools for the period of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027; and
2. Professional Agreement between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Principal for the period of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026;

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 18^th day of July, 2024. 

Debra L. McKeon, MCTC

Colebrook Town Clerk

The Colebrook Town Clerk will accept applications for qualified Unaffiliated and Minor Party electors for the office of Justice of the Peace beginning August 1, 2024 ending November 1, 2024. The term of the office will be January 6, 2025 to January 2, 2029.  No one who is, or has been, on the Democratic or Republican enrollment list in Colebrook on or after May 1, 2024 and before the appointment in November may apply for one of these appointive Justice of the Peace slots. 

If there are more such applicants than there are remaining appointive slots, the town clerk must, after five days public notice, hold a lottery on or before November 21, 2024 pursuant to state statute 9-184c.

For an application or more information regarding the office as a Justice of the Peace please stop by the Town Clerk’s office at 562 Colebrook Road, Colebrook or call 860-379-3359 x203. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Friday.

Primary Legal Notice

Notice is hereby given that a Primary of the political party listed below will be held in your town on August 13, 2024 for nomination to each office indicated below.

Notice is also hereby given that the following are the names of the party-endorsed candidates, if any, for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street address of said candidate. The party endorsed candidates, if any, are indicated by an asterisk. Additionally, the following are the names of all other candidates who have filed their certificates of eligibility and consent to primary or have satisfied the primary petitioning requirement in conformity with the General Statutes as candidates for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street address of candidates.

Office Party Candidate Address
United States Senator Republican

*Gerry Smith 163 Laskey Rd., Beacon Falls, CT 06403
Matthew M. Corey 181 Center St., Manchester, CT 06040

Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 21st day of June, 2024.

Stephanie Thomas
SECRETARY OF THE STATE

The foregoing is a copy of the notice which I have received from the Office of the Secretary of the State, in accordance with Section 9-433 of the General Statutes. As provided such primary will begin with early voting on August 5, 2024 through August 11, 2024, and the primary of the referenced party for nomination to the state or district offices therein specified will be held on August 13, 2024. The hours of voting during early voting and at said primary and the location of the polls will be as follows:

Early Voting – Hours of Voting: Location: 562 Colebrook Road, 2nd Floor, Colebrook, CT

August 05, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
August 06, 2024 – 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
August 07, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
August 08, 2024 – 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
August 09, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
August 10, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
August 11, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Primary Day, August 13, 2024- 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Primary Day Voting District Location: 562 Colebrook Road, 2nd Floor, Colebrook, CT 06021

Absentee ballots will be counted at the polls, 562 Colebrook Road, 2nd Floor, Colebrook, CT 06021

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 25th day of June, 2024.
Debra L. McKeon, Colebrook Town Clerk

TOWN OF COLEBROOK

Notice is hereby given that a signed copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Committee for Shared Services and The Shared Services Teachers’ Association dated 2024 through 2027 has been filed with the Town Clerk and is available for public inspection during regular office hours. 

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut this 3^rd day of June, 2024

Debra L. McKeon, MCTC

Legal Notice

Town of Colebrook

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town of Colebrook that taxes on the Grand List of October 1, 2023 in excess of $100.00 are due and payable in two installments as follows: first installment due July 1, 2024  and second installment due January 1, 2025.  If the first installment is not paid on or before August 1, 2024, the tax becomes delinquent and subject to interest from the due date.  The second installment becomes delinquent if not paid on or before February 1, 2025 and subject to interest from the due date.  Taxes on Motor Vehicles and taxes in the amount of $100.00 or less on Real Estate and Personal Property are due in full July 1, 2024 and must be paid by August 1, 2024 to avoid interest charges.  Interest rate is 1 ½% per month or fraction of each month from the time when the tax becomes due and payable until same is paid.  Minimum interest is $2.00.  Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve or excuse the obligation of the tax due per CT General Statutes Sec. 12-130.  The tax office will be open Monday & Wednesday (9 am-Noon), and Thursday (9:00 am-1:00 pm). OPEN August 1, 2024 (9:00 am-1:00 pm).  Please mail payments to:  COLEBROOK TAX COLLECTOR, P.O. BOX 5, COLEBROOK, CT  06021 or pay online at www.townofcolebrook.org

Laura Bartlett, CCMC

Tax Collector

860-379-3359 X204

Town of Colebrook

Legal Notice

A certified list of Democratic and Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Colebrook for election as Registrar of Voters will be on file with the Office of the Secretary of the State, 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut and copies thereof will be available for public distribution.

A certified list of Democratic and Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Colebrook for election as Justices of the Peace is on file at the office of the Town Clerk,562 Colebrook Road, Colebrook and is available for public distribution.

A Primary will be held August 13, 2024 if the required primary petition(s) for opposition candidate(s) is filed, pursuant to Sections 9-382 to 9-450 of the Connecticut General Statutes, not later than 4:00 p.m. on June 11, 2024. Petition forms, instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing of opposing candidacies, including schedules, may be obtained from the Registrar of Voters: Sherri Gray, Republican and Karen Odell, Democratic at 562 Colebrook Road, Colebrook, Connecticut. 

Debra L. McKeon, CCTC, MCTC

Town of Colebrook

Town Budget passed: 96 to 17

Region 7 Budget passed 96 to 18

Region 7 Budget passed in district

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF COLEBROOK

TOWN BUDGET FY 2024 – 2025

and

REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7

REFERENDUM VOTE

Pursuant to Sections 7-7 and 10-51 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Revised notice is hereby given to the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Colebrook that a referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 for the purpose of voting for the approval or disapproval of the following questions:

“Shall the general budget of the Town of Colebrook for the fiscal year from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $7,025,209 and the Town’s Reserve Fund for Capital and Non-recurring Expenditures (Town’s Capital Improvement Projects) budget in the amount of$380,000 be approved as recommended by the Board of Finance?

“Shall the Regional School District No. 7 Annual Budget for the fiscal year                             commencing July 1, 2024 be accepted?”

Optical scan voting machines will be used.  A vote of “YES” being a vote for approval, and a vote of “NO” being a vote for disapproval.  Absentee Ballots will be available at the Office of the Town Clerk as provided by law.

Voting will take place at the Colebrook Town Hall, Meeting Room (2^nd floor) 562 Colebrook Road, Colebrook from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 22^nd day of April, 2024.

Debra L. McKeon

Town Clerk