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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.

Inland-Wetland Commission

INLAND-WETLAND COMMISSION

 

Adopted:           December 19, 2989 at a Special Town Meeting

Published:         December 28, 1989

Effective Date:   January 12, 1990

 

WETLANDS AND WATER COURSES, INLAND

 

WHEREAS the State of Connecticut enacted legislation known as “The Inland-Wetlands and Water Courses Act”, has declared that the preservation and protection of the inland wetlands and water courses in the State is in the best interests of the citizens of the State, and

 

WHEREAS said Act authorizes each Town to establish its own Inland Wetlands Agency to preserve and protect the wetlands and watercourses in such Town and promulgate regulations therefore:

 

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN OF BOLTON THAT:

 

Article 1.           Inland-Wetland Commission

 

A separate Inland-Wetland Commission is hereby appointed and authorized to act as the Inland Wetland Agency by the Town of Bolton.  The 1974 “Wetlands and Water Courses, Inland” Ordinance establishing this authority within the Conservation Commission is hereby repealed.

 

Article 2.           Membership

 

A)                  The Inland-Wetland Commission shall consist of five (5) members and one (1) alternate, each of whom shall serve a term of three (3) years.  One or two members shall be appointed annually to succeed the member(s) whose term of office expires in that year.  The alternate shall attend meetings and vote in the stead of any regular member not present.


B)                  Members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen.

 

Article 3.           Duties

 

Said Commission shall oversee the development, supervision and enforcement of State wetlands regulations within the Town of Bolton; adopt local program regulations and a map showing the general location of regulated areas within the Town; evaluate the impacts of proposed activities on wetlands and watercourses; carry out the purposes and policies of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45 of the Connecticut General Statutes relating to regulating, licensing and enforcement of the provision thereof; carry out and effectuate the purpose and policies of Connecticut General Statutes Sections 22a-36 to 22a-45; define local needs and goals for wetland protection; prudently manage the activities within wetland and watercourse boundaries in the Town of Bolton; 

 

Said Commission shall exercise all incidental powers including but not limited to the issuance of orders necessary to enforce rules and regulations and to carry out the purposes of Sections 22a-36 through 22a-45; encourage, participate in or conduct studies, investigations and research with regard to wetlands in the Town; grant, deny, limit or modify in accordance with the provisions of the State regulations an application for a license or permit for any proposed regulated activity within Bolton; conduct public hearings as necessary on relevant wetland issues and applications.

 

Article 4.           Suspension and Removal of Members

 

Except as otherwise provided by the General Statutes, suspension and removal of Inland-Wetland Commission members shall be conducted in the manner outlined in Chapter 13 – Section 13.1 (a-e) of the Bolton Town Charter pertaining to the authority of and the process by which the Board of Selectmen suspends and removes any appointed Town officer or any member of any appointed Town commission, board or agency for cause.

 

Article 5.           Penalty

 

Except as otherwise provided by the General Statutes, the regulations enacted by the authority of this ordinance shall provide that any person who commits, takes part in or assists in any violation of such regulation, after the adoption of said regulations, shall be fined not more than One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars for each separate offense.  Each day that any violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

 

Article 6.           Effective Date

 

The effective date of this ordinance shall be fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Bolton in accordance with Section 7-157 of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended.