Colebrook Town Hall offices, Public Works Department, Community & Senior Center, and Food Pantry will be
closed on Monday, October 14th in observance of Columbus Day.
Normal hours will resume on October 15th.
Trash and recycling pick up will not be adjusted as a result of this holiday.
Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.
Last week, the Planning & Zoning Commission hosted an informational meeting to discuss options for cannabis regulations for the Town of Colebrook. If you weren’t able to make it, you can learn more here and here.
This week, the Colebrook Fire Department and the Department of Public Works collaborated to put our recently retired Engine Number 2 to good use in helping clear out clogged culverts in town. Engine Number 2 is eventually slated to be sold, but until then is helping us save on equipment rental for drainage maintenance this fall.
Earlier today, more than 80 Colebrook Consolidated School students, staff and parents participated in National Walk to School Day. The route began at the Town Rec area on Cooper Lane and continued on Smith Hill Road to the school. Thanks to the Fire Department for bringing their emergency vehicles and closing the upper portion of Smith Hill Road for the duration of the walk.
Next Tuesday, October 8th, Dana and Adam Towers will buy breakfast at the Community & Senior Center for all who bring in at least one new clothing item to support the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine. Dana is Co-Director of our Community & Senior Center and hails from Maine. You can learn more about the types of new clothing needed here. Breakfast runs from 8-9:15 a.m.
Saturday, October 19th, is household hazardous waste collection day at the Torrington Water Pollution Control Facility at 252 Lower Bogue Road in Harwinton. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. You must have a ticket to participate. Contact Karen at Town Hall (kodell@colebrooktownhall.org), or get your ticket here. Learn more about eligible items here.
Early voting for the upcoming election will run from Monday, October 21st, through November 3rd,10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily—except for Tuesday, October 29th, and Thursday, October 31st, when early voting hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting will take place in the upstairs meeting room in Town Hall.
Our annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 21st, at 8 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at Town Hall. At that time, we’ll vote on candidates for member and alternate positions on the: Planning & Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals; Recreation Board; and Historic District Commission.
Flu vaccine shots will be available at the Community & Senior Center from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, October 24th. Please bring your medical insurance card. Learn more here.
The Community & Senior Center is hosting an indoor tag sale on Saturday, October 19th, from 8 am-1 p.m. To reserve a table for $20, call 860.738.9521, or contact seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org. The Center will be hosting a baked goods table at the event and donations are welcome. Learn more here
Colebrook Consolidated School (CCS) is hosting a Textile Drive during October. The CCS Class of 2028 will receive a donation for every pound collected. Proceeds benefit their 6th grade class trip to Nature’s Classroom. Learn more here.
Upcoming community events
This Saturday, October 5th, the Colebrook Consolidated School fifth grade class will host its annual Pumpkin & Mum Sale from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the school parking lot. Proceeds benefit the CCS 2026 class trip. Learn more here.
Also on Saturday, the Colebrook Associates will present their annual Oktoberfest from 4-6 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall, in the upstairs meeting room. Tickets are $30 and can be reserved by calling 860.469.2208, or by emailing colebrookassociates@gmail.com. Learn more here.
On Friday, October 18th, at 7 p.m., the Colebrook Historical Society presents, “The Civilian Conservation Corps – Its History and Work in Connecticut,” as part of its Friday Night Gathering series. The guest speaker will be Marty Podskoch, a retired teacher and the author of 11 books. The evening will begin (and conclude) with refreshments at the Seymour Inn, with the presentation taking place in the upstairs meeting room at Town Hall at approximately 7:30 p.m. Learn more here.
Upcoming municipal board meetings
Board of Selectmen (Special Meeting to discuss Post Office drainage) – Today at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall (Selectmen meeting room)
Board of Selectmen/Board of Finance (Special Meeting to discuss Wind Colebrook South proposed property tax stabilization agreement—Executive Session anticipated) – Today at 6 p.m.at Town Hall (upstairs meeting room)
Planning & Zoning – Tuesday, October 15th, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall (Land Use office)
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, October 15th, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall (upstairs meeting room)
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:
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 18th 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.
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 3rd day of June, 2024
Debra L. McKeon, MCTC
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 (2nd floor) 562 Colebrook Road, Colebrook from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 22nd day of April, 2024.
Debra L. McKeon
Town Clerk
