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Utility Bill Payment Assistance
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Brush disposal
The Town Garage will no longer accept brush, tree limbs, tree trunks or any other residential yard waste. Please bear with us until we are able find a way to dispose of this waste.
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MDC Abandonment Permit
To All Colebrook Residents:
Yesterday the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) approved the Metropolitan District’s (MDC) application to abandon its rights to use approximately 10 billion gallons of water stored between elevation 644 feet and 701 feet with in the Colebrook River Lake (aka Colebrook Reservoir). The MDC will still own the rights to 3.5 billion gallons of water stored behind the Colebrook River Dam. The permit was granted and is subject to many conditions identified in the Source Permit. The MDC , Save the Sound, and the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (NCLC) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that commits the MDC to granting a conservation easement to the NCLC on 5,500 acres of open space land that surrounds Colebrook River Lake Reservoir. The question that I am sure you all have is what happens to the land? It will have an easement on it that will preserve and protect the land in perpetuity, the MDC will still own the land and has to own the land. In accordance the CT Gen Statute 12-76., the MDC will still be required to pay taxes on the land that they own in Colebrook, assessed at what would be its fair market value were it assessed as improved farmland. That is how the land is currently assessed “Improved Farmland”.
I am sure this news will raise a lot of questions. Before you call or send me an e-mail, please read the DPH Source Abandonment Permit. The Source Abandonment Permit contains a lot of detail and rationalizes why and the process that the DPH used to approve the MDC application.
Respectfully,
Chris Johnstone First Selectman
Yesterday the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) approved the Metropolitan District’s (MDC) application to abandon its rights to use approximately 10 billion gallons of water stored between elevation 644 feet and 701 feet with in the Colebrook River Lake (aka Colebrook Reservoir). The MDC will still own the rights to 3.5 billion gallons of water stored behind the Colebrook River Dam. The permit was granted and is subject to many conditions identified in the Source Permit. The MDC , Save the Sound, and the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (NCLC) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that commits the MDC to granting a conservation easement to the NCLC on 5,500 acres of open space land that surrounds Colebrook River Lake Reservoir. The question that I am sure you all have is what happens to the land? It will have an easement on it that will preserve and protect the land in perpetuity, the MDC will still own the land and has to own the land. In accordance the CT Gen Statute 12-76., the MDC will still be required to pay taxes on the land that they own in Colebrook, assessed at what would be its fair market value were it assessed as improved farmland. That is how the land is currently assessed “Improved Farmland”.
I am sure this news will raise a lot of questions. Before you call or send me an e-mail, please read the DPH Source Abandonment Permit. The Source Abandonment Permit contains a lot of detail and rationalizes why and the process that the DPH used to approve the MDC application.
Respectfully,
Chris Johnstone First Selectman
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Colebrook School Seeking Instruments
DO YOU HAVE ANY USED INSTRUMENTS JUST LYING AROUND THE HOUSE?
Colebrook Consolidated School has a thriving instrumental music program which is comprised of students from grades 4, 5, and 6. Some of our students use instruments which are rented through area music stores, and some of our students use Colebrook School owned instruments. At present, our school is in need of additional band instruments. We especially need flutes, alto saxophones, mallet instruments, and some low brass instruments.
If you, or someone that you know has a band instrument that is not being used, and would like to have it donated to Colebrook School, we would greatly appreciate it. We would accept a band instrument once we check the overall condition and playability of the instrument. For additional information please contact Mr. Valerio or Mrs. Driscoll at Colebrook School.
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Veterans Crisis Line – New Number
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Notice is hereby given that a signed copy of the Agreement between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Colebrook Teachers’ Association for the period of July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026, is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office for public inspection during regular office hours.
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 12th day of September, 2022.
Debra L. McKeon, Town Clerk
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Pinney Street Bridge Closure
GM-2 Associates has advised the Town of Colebrook that due to the deteriorating condition of the Pinney Street bridge that it should be closed to vehicular traffic immediately.
Effective August 31, 2022, at 12:00PM the bridge was closed to all vehicular traffic until further notice.
The Pinney Street Bridge is located between Millbrook road and Route 44. The detour routes will be via Hannafin Road to the east and Millbrook road to the west.
This bridge has been slated for replacement, GM-2 Associates has completed the engineering requirements for construction of a new bridge and town funding for the project has been secured. Once the town receives the fifty percent cost share grant for this project we will be able to being the construction process.
Effective August 31, 2022, at 12:00PM the bridge was closed to all vehicular traffic until further notice.
The Pinney Street Bridge is located between Millbrook road and Route 44. The detour routes will be via Hannafin Road to the east and Millbrook road to the west.
This bridge has been slated for replacement, GM-2 Associates has completed the engineering requirements for construction of a new bridge and town funding for the project has been secured. Once the town receives the fifty percent cost share grant for this project we will be able to being the construction process.
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Collective Bargaining Agreement Available for Inspection
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 2021 through 2024 has been filed with the Town Clerk and is available for public inspection during regular office hours as well as well as on the Town of Colebrook’s website at www.townofcolebrook.org.
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut this 24th day of May, 2021
Debra L. McKeon, MCTC
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NOTICE
TOWN OF COLEBROOK
Notice is hereby given that the audit of the Annual Financial Statements and the State Single Audit of the Town of Colebrook for the year ending June 30, 2020, 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 13th day of May, 2021.
Debra L. McKeon, MCTC
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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. Professional Agreement between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Principal
for the period of July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022;
2. Contract of Employment Superintendent of Schools between the Colebrook Board of
Education and the Superintendent of Schools for the period of July 1, 2020 – June 30,
2022; and
3. Memorandum of Agreement between the Colebrook Board of Education and the
Colebrook Education Association for the period of July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021.
Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 18th day of March, 2021.
Debra L. McKeon, CCTC
Colebrook Town Clerk
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