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Holiday Hours:
In observance of Labor Day, all town offices and the library will be closed on Monday, September 1st, 2025.
Bentley Memorial Library will also be closed on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

Trash and recycling collection will be delayed by one day, starting Monday, September 1st, 2025.
UPDATE FROM THE TAX OFFICE: 

Real Estate tax bills, based on the temporary rate of 31 mills, were sent out at the beginning of August.  These bills MUST be paid by September 2nd. If not paid by then, interest will be added to the account.  Please go to the Tax Collector’s department on the website on how interest is calculated.

If you use your banks bill pay, please be aware that a check is mailed to us without a postmark. If we receive ANY payment after September 2nd without a postmark it will be considered late. Please see payment options under the Tax Collector’s department for other means of paying. Interest cannot be waived per state statute. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the taxpayer from the responsibility of paying taxes or interest.

If your mortgage company will be paying your tax bill, the tax bill went to them for payment. If you have questions as to whether they will be paying the bill, you should contact your mortgage company to find out.

If you are supposed to pay the tax bill and you haven’t received your bill, please call the tax office or you can look it up online here: TAX BILL LOOKUP

Motor Vehicle, Personal Property, and the remaining balance due on Real Estate Accounts will be billed by the end of September to be paid in October with a delinquent date of November 3rd. These bills will be based on the recently adopted mill rate of 32.3.

HAZARD TREE REMOVAL, HOP RIVER TRAIL SP

March 19, 2025

The CT Deep State Parks Division will be conducting a hazard tree removal project along the Hop River Rails to Trails SP. The work will start at Bolton Notch SP and proceed east toward Columbia, ending at the Kings Rd. crossing. This work will be done by a contractor, J&J Bros, under state contract.

The work will consist of removing dead, decaying and structurally compromised trees along the trail that have the capability to impact public safety and the use of the trail. The work zone will extend approx. 25' on either side of the trail.

Mechanized equipment will be used to remove the trees, including a senebogan grapple saw vehicle, a bucket truck, whole tree chipper truck, chip trailer and log truck. All the brush will be chipped into trailers and removed off site, any remaining wood will be removed with a log truck and disposed of offsite.

Rolling closures of the trail will occur as the work takes place, most closures will be at trail head parking areas. CT DEEP staff will be onsite daily to monitor the work and ensure public safety.

This project has been approved by an internal CT DEEP review and has been posted on the CT DEEP website, www.ct.gov/deep/distressedtrees . The public can submit questions or concerns directly to deep.hazardtrees@ct.gov.

Work is anticipated to start around April 1st and take 3-4 weeks for completion.

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