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Holiday Hours:
In observance of the 4th of July, all town offices and the library will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025.
Bentley Memorial Library will also be closed on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Trash and recycling collection will be delayed by one day, starting Friday, July 4, 2025.

Budget Referendum #4:

The next BUDGET REFERENDUM will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, from 6 AM to 8 PM at the Ryba Hall,
behind St. Maurice Church.

Indian Notch Park :

Opening date - June 23, 2025
Address: 60 Tolland Road, Bolton, CT 06043
Park Hours: 9:00 am- 5:00 pm

Daily per car weekday :  Residents - $5           Non-residents - $15
Daily per car weekend:   Residents - $7           Non-residents - $25

Proof of Residency will be required to pay resident rates
WEEKENDS: Daily rates above are for cars with up to five people; each additional person is $2.00

NEWS FROM THE TAX COLLECTOR :

As an update on the town current tax status as of 7-3-25.  The 4th budget referendum will be held at the Parish Center at St Maurice Church on July 15th.   The mill rate will then be determined (whether actual or temporary) on July 16th and taxes will be available to be paid and will be mailed out shortly after that.  Tax bills will need to be paid by September 1st to avoid interest.

Racing and/or Rallies

RACING AND/OR RALLIES:       Regulation of

 

Adopted:           November 29, 1971

Effective Date:   December 31, 1971

 

Section 1.         PERMIT REQUIRED

 

No person or persons shall permit, hold, conduct, manage, maintain, organize, promote, sponsor or participate in any motorcycle, automobile, snowmobile or similar motorized vehicle race, rally, contest, sport or competition or any combination thereof (hereinafter called “event”) in the Town of Bolton unless a permit for said event shall have first been obtained from the First Selectman.

 

Section 2.         APPLICATION

 

An application for said permit must be filed with the First Selectman at least twenty (20) days before the date on which the event is to be held.  Said application shall set forth the names and addresses of the person or persons sponsoring said event, the nature of the event, the date, time and location (s) where said event shall be held and written permission of any property owner on whose property said event will take place.

 

Section 3.         ADMINISTRATION

 

The First Selectman shall issue said permit, or in the event said permit is not issued, shall notify the applicant(s) in writing by certified mail setting forth his reasons for not issuing the same at least five (5) days before the date on which the event is to be held.  The First Selectman shall have the right to require additional protections for the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Bolton before issuing said permit and may revoke the same after issuance for cause, after due notice.

 

Section 4.         SANCTIONS

 

Any person or persons who violate Section 1 of this ordinance shall be deemed to be engaging in an act of public nuisance which act shall be immediately abated and shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for each offense.

 

Section 5.         For the purpose of this ordinance “person” or “persons” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, company, association, society or group.

 

Section 6.         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.

 

Section 7.         PERMIT FEE

 

The fee for such permit shall be that as prescribed by resolution of the Board of Selectmen.

 

(Effective date of Section 7:  May 9, 1982)