Located in the northeast corner of New London County, Voluntown is a rural community consisting of 39.8 square miles with two-thirds of the town made up of state forest. Pachaug State Forest offers many outdoor activities; such as hunting, camping, hiking and horseback riding. The town hall and library are located in the Village Center, along with the PreK-8 school, Constitution Field, the walking track, and gazebo. Voluntown was Incorporated in 1721 and has a rich history of textile mills, historic buildings, the Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC Camp), folklore and was originally known as “Volunteer Town”.
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EDC Meeting Cancelled
The EDC meeting scheduled for tonight, April 18, has been cancelled
Board of Education 24/25 Budget Public Hearing on April 18
The Board of Education is holding their 24/25 Budget Public Hearing on Thursday, April 18, at 7PM in the Board of Education Meeting Room in the Superintendent Office Building. The Board of Education Meeting will follow.
The proposed budget can be found here: Budget Information – Voluntown School District (voluntownct.org)
The hearing and meeting and will be livestreamed on the Voluntown Elementary School YouTube page: Voluntown School – YouTube
To ask questions and make comments about the proposed budget, residents must attend the public hearing in person.
DECD Small Business Boost Funds Event April 25
Voluntown Small Business Owners: This amazing loan opportunity the CT Department of Economic Development is currently running. The CT Small Business Boost Funds is providing fixed rate loans across the state to help small businesses expand and promote their businesses.
Board, Commission and Committee Vacancies
Updated 3/20/24
We have several board, commission and committee vacancies! Below is a list of vacancies and a brief description of what the board, commission, or committee does.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of these vacancies, please fill out the Voluntown Board/Committee Application.
Experience is not necessary for any of the positions, and free training is available for zoning positions.
Testimony Request: HB5350 for Beach Pond Boating Enforcement
HB 5350- AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENFORCEMENT OF BOATING LAWS ON BODIES OF WATER NEAR THE RHODE ISLAND, MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW YORK BORDERS is going before the Environment Committee in Hartford and via Zoom on Friday, March 15.
This bill is the first step in getting dual enforcement on Beach Pond by Connecticut and Rhode Island. Connecticut boating enforcement officials would be able to enforce boating violations on the Rhode Island section of Beach Pond and vice versa with Rhode Island boating enforcement officials. A similar bill will need to be passed in Rhode Island and I am in correspondence with RI DEM to get that step moving forward when the bill passes in Connecticut.
eQuality Revaluation Data Collectors
Posted 3/7/24
eQuality data collectors will be visiting commercial and residential properties in town starting on the week of March 11th.
eQuality Validation Services has been hired by the Town of Voluntown to assist the Assessor’s Office with the 2024 Revaluation. The data collectors will be taking photos and doing permits.
The vehicle information and photos of the data collectors assigned to Voluntown can be found in the links below.
Should you have any questions, please call the Assessor’s Office at 860-376-3927.
Memorial Day Committee Volunteers Needed
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
It is time to start planning Voluntown’s Memorial Day ceremonies and parade and we need volunteers to be on our Memorial Day Committee to help!
CT DOT Virtual Public Information Meeting on the Replacement of the Forge Hill Bridge: February 20th
Updated 2/21/24
- Public Meeting Survey
- Members of the public can submit comments and questions during the two-week public comment period following the meeting. Please direct comments and questions by March 5, 2024 to:
- DOT-FLBP@ct.gov
- 860-594-2020
- And/or Andrew Shields, Andrew.Shields@ct.gov; (860)594-2077
Visit the CT DOT project 0147-0062 webpage for more information on the Forge Hill Bridge Replacement Project.
Members of the public are invited to CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VIRTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING State Project No. 0147-0062 Replacement of Bridge No. 04805 Forge Hill Road over Pachaug River Voluntown
Tuesday February 20, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Register: http://portal.ct.gov/DOTVoluntown147-62 YouTube Livestream: https://portal.ct.gov/ctdotvpimarchive
More info: Public Notices (voluntown.gov)
