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.
Tonight at 7 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at Town Hall, the Planning & Zoning Commission will host an informational meeting to discuss options for cannabis regulations for the Town of Colebrook.
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.
At our annual Town Meeting on Monday, October 21st, at 8 p.m., we will vote on candidates for member and alternate positions on the: Planning & Zoning Commission (3 positions); Zoning Board of Appeals (3 positions); Recreation Board (3 positions); and Historic District Commission (2 positions).
As noted earlier, this week we are crack sealing approximately five miles of roads in town—specifically McClave, Prock Hill and Wolford Hill Roads—to help prevent potholes and extend the pavement’s useful life. These roads will be chip sealed next summer.
With flu season approaching, the Community & Senior Center in conjunction with the Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County is sponsoring a clinic on Thursday, October 24th. Flu vaccine shots will be available from 9-11 a.m. Please bring your medical insurance card. Learn more here.
Are you looking to declutter? 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 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 Sunday (September 29th) at 2:00 p.m. the Beardsley Library will be hosting its 150th anniversary celebration at the Little Red Barn brewery in Winsted. You can learn more here and purchase tickets here.
On Saturday, October 5th, the Colebrook Consolidated School (CCS) 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.
Later that day, the Colebrook Associates will present their annual Oktoberfest from 4-6 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall. 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 (CCC).” The presentation by Marty Podskoch, a retired teacher and author of 11 books, will discuss the CCC’s history and their work in Connecticut. Learn more here.
Mark your calendar for Camp Jewell’s Halloween Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 26th, from 5-7:30 p.m. at Camp Jewell. Details to follow.
Upcoming municipal board meetings
Board of Education – Wednesday, October 2nd, at 7 p.m. at Colebrook Consolidated School
Planning & Zoning – Tuesday, October 15th, at 6:30 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall
Inland Wetlands – Tuesday, October 15th, at 6:30 p.m. (if needed) at Colebrook Town Hall
Board of Selectmen – Tuesday, October 15th, at 7 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall
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
LEGAL NOTICE
Party-Selected Delegated to Conventions
A certified list of party-selected candidates for the Republican Party in the Town of Colebrook for participation as DELEGATES to the convention(s) of said Party specified below is on file in the Town Clerk office at 562 Colebrook Road, Colebrook, Connecticut and copies are available for public distribution.
CONVENTION(S)
April 1, 2024
Debra L. McKeon, CCTC
Colebrook Town Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
Party-Selected Delegated to Conventions
A certified list of party-selected candidates for the Democratic Party in the Town of Colebrook for participation as DELEGATES to the convention(s) of said Party specified below is on file in the Town Clerk office at 562 Colebrook Road, Colebrook, Connecticut and copies are available for public distribution.
CONVENTION(S)
April 1, 2024
Debra L. McKeon, CCTC
Colebrook Town Clerk
