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Proposed General Code Ordinance Project ~ Vote at Town Meeting on May 4, 2026
Town Clerk Debi McKeon updated the Board of Selectmen on the progress of the General Code Ordinance Project. Alyssa Correll moved that the proposed ordinance be considered at the Annual Town Budget Meeting in May to accept the Town of Colebrook Code as presented. AJ Ruwet seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
For more information, a copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office and may be reviewed during regular business hours or on the town website www.townofcolebrook.org
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News from Colebrook Town Hall
Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.
At last week’s Town Budget Hearing, the Board of Finance presented its recommendation to establish the town’s mill rate at 25 for Fiscal Year 2026/27. This is down from the current rate of 33.7 for real estate. The decline is due to the increase in assessed real estate values following the state-mandated Reval process.
In Colebrook, post-Reval, the median home assessment is now $262,430. Residential taxes can be calculated by multiplying the assessed value of your home by the mill rate and dividing by 1,000.
The mill rate for personal property, including motor vehicles, will also drop to 25, and residents will experience a break on their motor vehicle taxes from the prior year mill rate of 32.46.
At last week’s town Hearing, budgets for the Board of Selectmen, Capital Improvement Program and Colebrook Consolidated School were presented. If you weren’t able to make it to the meeting, copies are available in the Town Clerk’s office.
A Budget Hearing for Regional School District No. 7 will be held next Monday, April 20th, at 7 p.m. at the high school. Copies of this budget are also available at Town Hall.
The referendum on the Colebrook and Region 7 budgets will be held on Tuesday, May 5th at Colebrook Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots will be available. Contact the Town Clerk at dmckeon@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:dmckeon@colebrooktownhall.org>, or call 860.379.3359, ext. 203 to learn more.
During May, residents will also consider two ordinances. One is to accept the Town of Colebrook Code, as presented (and as discussed in previous issues).
The other ordinance being considered in May is to authorize the town to join the Northwest Regional Recovery Authority. This will enable us to collaborate with other municipalities in the northwest corner to explore options for managing solid waste. This has become increasingly important as the state winds down its ownership/management of the Torrington transfer station.
Voting on the proposed ordinances will take place at this year’s Annual Town Budget Meeting on Monday, May 4th, at Colebrook Town Hall at 8 p.m. (the night before our budget referendum, which we’ll adjourn to at the meeting’s conclusion).
This week, we welcomed Colebrook resident Patrick Parisi as our new part-time custodian at Town Hall.
The Colebrook Conservation Commission is looking for volunteers to be regular and alternate members. Conservation Commission meetings are held quarterly on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. If you’re interested in being appointed to the Commission by the Board of Selectmen, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org>.
Colebrook Associates scholarship applications are available at Town Hall (and attached to this newsletter) and are due April 30th.
Applications for the Colebrook Associates Small Business Start-Up Grant program will be accepted through April 30th, and the grant recipient will be announced by June 30th. Learn more in the attached application.
The Community & Senior Center is hosting a Kentucky-Derby-themed Spring Tea on Saturday, May 2nd, from 9-11 a.m. Tea, sandwiches, and treats will be served. Cost to attend is $15. RSVP by contacting the Center at 860.738.9521, ext. 400.
The Center is sponsoring a Fabric & Craft Supplies Sale on Saturday, May 9th, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. If you would like to purchase a table to sell your fabric/craft supplies, please contact the Center at 860.738.9521, ext. 400, or email seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org>. Tables can be purchased for $15.
Bingo is held every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Center. New players are always welcome, and if you’d like to volunteer to call Bingo, please let me know.
Stay up to date with programming and events at the Community & Senior Center on Facebook<www.facebook.com/ColebrookSeniorandCommunityCenter/>.
With bears having emerged from hibernation, please take care with your curbside garbage. Learn here<www.usarecycle.com/residential/bear-resistant-rollout-cart> about bear-resistant rollout carts available through USA Recycling, our waste hauler.
Participation in our food scrap recycling program is another way to make your garbage less attractive to bears. Food scrap recycling kits are free and available at Town Hall. Our food scrap collection stations are located at Town Hall and the Forge Firehouse. We currently have approximately 60 households participating in this pilot initiative, and we average 1,200 lbs. of food scraps collected each month.
Baseball season kicks off next week in Colebrook. The Norbrook Cardinals (our Minors team in collaboration with Norfolk) host the New Hartford Rockies on Monday, April 20th. The Colebrook Yard Goats (our Farm team) host the Barkhamsted Diamondbacks on Tuesday, April 21st. First pitch at Colebrook Field on both days is at 5:30 p.m. Come out and support our teams!
Upcoming events
This Sunday, April 19th, at 3 p.m. the Colebrook Historical Society will host its Annual Meeting at Colebrook Town Hall. A brief business meeting will be followed by a presentation discussing what the American Revolution meant to the people of Connecticut. The program will feature artifacts and documents from the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History.
Next weekend, on Saturday, April 25th, the Colebrook Conservation Commission is hosting Colebrook Cleanup Day. Trash bags will be available from 9 a.m. to noon outside the Town Hall second floor meeting room. To sign up in advance for a specific road (or portion of a road) contact Karen Odell at kodell@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:kodell@colebrooktownhall.org>.
Next month, our annual Kids Fishing Derby, sponsored by the Colebrook Recreation Board, will be held on Sunday, May 17th, at the Colebrook Pond. Details to follow.
Upcoming meetings
Board of Finance – Thursday, April 16th (tonight), at 6 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (second floor meeting room) Inland Wetlands – Tuesday, April 21st, at 6:30 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (Land Use office)
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto: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
At last week’s Town Budget Hearing, the Board of Finance presented its recommendation to establish the town’s mill rate at 25 for Fiscal Year 2026/27. This is down from the current rate of 33.7 for real estate. The decline is due to the increase in assessed real estate values following the state-mandated Reval process.
In Colebrook, post-Reval, the median home assessment is now $262,430. Residential taxes can be calculated by multiplying the assessed value of your home by the mill rate and dividing by 1,000.
The mill rate for personal property, including motor vehicles, will also drop to 25, and residents will experience a break on their motor vehicle taxes from the prior year mill rate of 32.46.
At last week’s town Hearing, budgets for the Board of Selectmen, Capital Improvement Program and Colebrook Consolidated School were presented. If you weren’t able to make it to the meeting, copies are available in the Town Clerk’s office.
A Budget Hearing for Regional School District No. 7 will be held next Monday, April 20th, at 7 p.m. at the high school. Copies of this budget are also available at Town Hall.
The referendum on the Colebrook and Region 7 budgets will be held on Tuesday, May 5th at Colebrook Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots will be available. Contact the Town Clerk at dmckeon@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:dmckeon@colebrooktownhall.org>, or call 860.379.3359, ext. 203 to learn more.
During May, residents will also consider two ordinances. One is to accept the Town of Colebrook Code, as presented (and as discussed in previous issues).
The other ordinance being considered in May is to authorize the town to join the Northwest Regional Recovery Authority. This will enable us to collaborate with other municipalities in the northwest corner to explore options for managing solid waste. This has become increasingly important as the state winds down its ownership/management of the Torrington transfer station.
Voting on the proposed ordinances will take place at this year’s Annual Town Budget Meeting on Monday, May 4th, at Colebrook Town Hall at 8 p.m. (the night before our budget referendum, which we’ll adjourn to at the meeting’s conclusion).
This week, we welcomed Colebrook resident Patrick Parisi as our new part-time custodian at Town Hall.
The Colebrook Conservation Commission is looking for volunteers to be regular and alternate members. Conservation Commission meetings are held quarterly on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. If you’re interested in being appointed to the Commission by the Board of Selectmen, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org>.
Colebrook Associates scholarship applications are available at Town Hall (and attached to this newsletter) and are due April 30th.
Applications for the Colebrook Associates Small Business Start-Up Grant program will be accepted through April 30th, and the grant recipient will be announced by June 30th. Learn more in the attached application.
The Community & Senior Center is hosting a Kentucky-Derby-themed Spring Tea on Saturday, May 2nd, from 9-11 a.m. Tea, sandwiches, and treats will be served. Cost to attend is $15. RSVP by contacting the Center at 860.738.9521, ext. 400.
The Center is sponsoring a Fabric & Craft Supplies Sale on Saturday, May 9th, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. If you would like to purchase a table to sell your fabric/craft supplies, please contact the Center at 860.738.9521, ext. 400, or email seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org>. Tables can be purchased for $15.
Bingo is held every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Center. New players are always welcome, and if you’d like to volunteer to call Bingo, please let me know.
Stay up to date with programming and events at the Community & Senior Center on Facebook<www.facebook.com/ColebrookSeniorandCommunityCenter/>.
With bears having emerged from hibernation, please take care with your curbside garbage. Learn here<www.usarecycle.com/residential/bear-resistant-rollout-cart> about bear-resistant rollout carts available through USA Recycling, our waste hauler.
Participation in our food scrap recycling program is another way to make your garbage less attractive to bears. Food scrap recycling kits are free and available at Town Hall. Our food scrap collection stations are located at Town Hall and the Forge Firehouse. We currently have approximately 60 households participating in this pilot initiative, and we average 1,200 lbs. of food scraps collected each month.
Baseball season kicks off next week in Colebrook. The Norbrook Cardinals (our Minors team in collaboration with Norfolk) host the New Hartford Rockies on Monday, April 20th. The Colebrook Yard Goats (our Farm team) host the Barkhamsted Diamondbacks on Tuesday, April 21st. First pitch at Colebrook Field on both days is at 5:30 p.m. Come out and support our teams!
Upcoming events
This Sunday, April 19th, at 3 p.m. the Colebrook Historical Society will host its Annual Meeting at Colebrook Town Hall. A brief business meeting will be followed by a presentation discussing what the American Revolution meant to the people of Connecticut. The program will feature artifacts and documents from the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History.
Next weekend, on Saturday, April 25th, the Colebrook Conservation Commission is hosting Colebrook Cleanup Day. Trash bags will be available from 9 a.m. to noon outside the Town Hall second floor meeting room. To sign up in advance for a specific road (or portion of a road) contact Karen Odell at kodell@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:kodell@colebrooktownhall.org>.
Next month, our annual Kids Fishing Derby, sponsored by the Colebrook Recreation Board, will be held on Sunday, May 17th, at the Colebrook Pond. Details to follow.
Upcoming meetings
Board of Finance – Thursday, April 16th (tonight), at 6 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (second floor meeting room) Inland Wetlands – Tuesday, April 21st, at 6:30 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (Land Use office)
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto: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
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Beech Hill Road (Dirt Portion) Reopened for Season
The dirt portion of Beech Hill Road has been reopened for the season.
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Colebrook Associates Scholarships and Small Business Grant
Small Business Grant Application
Colebrook Associates Launches Small Business Start-Up Grant for Local Youth
Entrepreneurs
Colebrook Associates, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its annual Small
Business Start-Up Grant, designed to support graduating high school seniors and local
youth ages 17–21 who plan to pursue entrepreneurship after high school.
Each year, Colebrook Associates will award one $2,500 grant to a young Colebrook
resident who is launching a small business and does not plan to attend college or
university in the fall. The program is intended to encourage business ownership as a
primary post-graduation path while supporting creative ideas that contribute to the future
and vitality of Colebrook.
Applicants must submit a completed application, business plan, high school transcript,
and a letter of recommendation. Applications are accepted through April 30, and the
grant recipient will be announced by June 30.
Before funds are released, the selected recipient must provide proof of official business
formation, either through Town registration or formation of an LLC.
“This grant reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation of
Colebrook residents,”. “We are excited to encourage young entrepreneurs who are ready to invest their ideas, energy, and ambition in our community.”
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TOWN OF COLEBROOK
Notice is hereby given that the audited Financial Statements for Regional School District No. 7 for the year ending June 30, 2025, as prepared by King, King & Associates, PC, are on file at the Town Clerk’s office and available for public inspection during regular office hours.
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 17th day of January, 2026.
Debra L. McKeon, Town Clerk
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Tax Relief Programs
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TOWN OF COLEBROOK
Notice is hereby given that a signed copy of the Agreement between Regional School District No. 7 Board of Education and Northwestern Teachers’ Association of Regional School District No. 7 2026 – 2029 has been filed with the Town Clerk and is available for public inspection during regular office hours.
Notice is also hereby given that a signed copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Northwestern Administrators’ Association and The Board of Education of Regional School District No. 7 dated July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029 has been filed with the Town Clerk and is available for public inspection during regular office hours.
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut this 22nd day of December, 2025.
Debra L. McKeon, MCTC
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Memorandum of Agreement available for public inspection
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TOWN OF COLEBROOK
Notice is hereby given that a signed copy of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Colebrook Teachers’ Association for the period of July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029, is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office for public inspection during regular office hours.
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 25th day of November, 2025.
Debra L. McKeon
Town Clerk
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