Town of Griswold Connecticut

Town Hall Hours: Monday - Wednesday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Thursday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm Friday 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

28 Main Street Griswold, CT 06351 Phone: 860 376-7060 Fax: 860 376-7070 For all delays, cancellations & closings, Call the Municipal Hot Line 376-7060, Extension 2

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TOWN OF GRISWOLD

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM

TUESDAY JULY 22, 2014

6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

in both Voting Districts

The Electors and Qualified Taxpayers of the Town of Griswold are hereby notified and warned that a Referendum will be conducted on Tuesday July 22, 2014 for a YES or NO vote on the Optical Scan Voting Machines on the following questions:



QUESTION #1



SHALL THE TOWN OF GRISWOLD APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $25,291,300 FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015?



ADVISORY QUESTION #1: (NON-BINDING)



    IS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET TOO HIGH?



ADVISORY QUESTION #2: (NON-BINDING)



   IS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET TOO LOW?

Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in both Voting Districts:

FIRST DISTRICT: Griswold Town Hall, 28 Main Street, Griswold, CT

SECOND DISTRICT: Pachaug Town Hall, 879 Voluntown Road, Griswold, CT

Absentee ballots for the Referendum will be available in person only, in the Office of the Town Clerk during regular office hours.

Dated at Griswold, CT this 16th day of July 2014.

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Kevin Skulczyck

Steven Mikutel

Philip E. Anthony, Jr.

FIRST SELECTMAN'S CALENDAR

MONDAY - JULY 21 ST
8:00	Competitive grant process seminar
5:30	Recreation Commission
6:00	Sheldon Road Field Committee

TUESDAY -JULY 22 ND
8:30	Housing Meeting
1:00	Development Meeting
6:30	BOS Meeting

WEDNESDAY - JULY 23 RD
8:00	CT Municipal Electric Coop.
11:00	Round table for development
1:30	Event Meeting
6:00	SBC Special Meeting

THURSDAY -JULY24 TH



FRIDAY - JULY 25 TH


TOWN OF GRISWOLD MEETINGS AND EVENTS

2012-2013 Town of Griswold Annual Report

Board and Commission Vacancies
Commission	Party Affiliation	To Fill Remaning Term
Economic Development	D	5 year 10/28/18
Ethics Commission	D

Board and Commission vacancies may be filled by the party affiliation

or by an independent registered votor.

REMINDER:

PLEASE LICENSE YOUR DOG.

THE DEADLINE FOR LICENSING YOUR DOG WAS JUNE 30, 2014.

PLEASE LICENSE YOUR DOG IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO.

THERE IS A $1.00 PER MONTH LATE FEE FOR EVERY

MONTH AFTER JUNE.

Dog License Application 2014

BOROUGH

SPECIAL FREEMEN MEETING

JULY 24, 2014

6:30 PM

GRISWOLD TOWN HALL MEETING ROOM

Click HERE to see General Assembly Public Hearings

THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE EASTERN SIDE OF I-395

AT EXIT 86

IS BEING PREPARED FOR TWOCOMMERCIAL BUILDING PADS

FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THERE ARE NO INTERESTED DEVELOPERS

AT THIS TIME.

ATTENTION GRISWOLD/JEWETT CITY RESIDENTS:

BITGOOD ROAD CLOSURE

MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014

THROUGH

END OF NOVEMBER, 2014

Bitgood Road, in the Town of Griswold, will be closed

to thru traffic due to Bridge Reconstruction.

The closure will begin on Monday, April 21, 2014 and

will continue through the end of November, 2014.

Detour signs are posted

CLICK ON LINK TO DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM THE CONNECTICUT GENERAL STATUTES Sec. 1-200. (Formerly Sec. 1-18a). Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, except where such terms are used in a context which clearly indicates the contrary:

RENTERS REBATE PROGRAM

YOU MUST CALL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

TO APPLY FOR THE RENTERS REBATE PROGRAM

Sign up period is between, April 1st and October 1st 2014.

REQUIREMENTS ARE YOU MUST BE 65 YEARS OF AGE

100% SOCIAL SECURITY DISABLED

Income cannot exceed $34,100 for single person

and $41,600 for married couple

ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE TO BE FOR THE

YEAR 2013

INCOME for 2013

SSA-1099 (Social Security) or a TPQY if you are Social Security disabled
Your income tax return for 2013 if you filed
Interest statements from bank
Pensions
Any other income

EXPENSES for 2013

Rent receipts for 2013
Electricity bills for the whole year of 2013
Fuel bills – oil, kerosene, gas for 2013
Water/Sewer bills – if not included in rent for 2013

YOU CAN CALL

THE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE @

860-376-7060 X 103

TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

OR YOU CAN CALL

THE SENIOR CENTER @

860-376-2604

TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

IF YOU NEED PROOF FROM THE

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

TO REQUEST A “BENEFIT VERIFICATION LETTER”

AND/OR

“PROOF OF SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY”

FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2013

CALL

1-800-772-1213

(TTY 1-800-325-0778)

BUILDING DEPARTMENT HOURS				PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Building Official / Zoning Enforcement Officer		Building Department Secretary		TOWN PLANNER HOURS
Peter Zvingilas		Shannon Webster		Mario J Tristany, Jr.
Monday Wednesday Thursday	8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday	8:30 AM to 3:00 PM 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM 8:30 AM to 12 Noon	Tuesday Wednesday Thursday	8:30 AM to 4:00 PM 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM

A Message from the Selectmen

Welcome to the Town of Griswold web site! Our site is designed to function as a virtual gateway to Griswold so that the public may stay informed about our town, our local government, and our municipal affairs. We strive to provide the highest quality of public service for residents and visitors alike. We are committed to keeping our web site contemporary so that you may find it to be a valuable resource for you to use. We urge you to visit our web site often to find out what kinds of help and information are available to entertain, to educate and to keep you up to date.

We invite you to visit Griswold so that you can experience of all the opportunities that our town has to offer you from shopping to entertainment, dining to golf, to outdoor recreation, as well as some out-of-the-way surprises. We are confident that you will enjoy your experience so that you will understand what we mean when we say that Griswold is “Growing on Strong Foundations".

First Selectman Office

Fax 860-376-7109

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Every effort has been made to insure that this site is accurate and up to date.

If there is a discrepancy or error, official town documents supersede any information included in this web site.