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”.
Welcome to Voluntown
Online Absentee Ballott Registration Portal
The Online Absentee Ballot Application System has been activated for the upcoming general election.
Public Portal: https://oabr-sots.ct.gov/
Absentee ballots are available October 6, 2023, but may be requested at any time. Please call 860-376-4089 if you have any questions.
Pamela Theroux
Voluntown Town Clerk
Notice from Tax Office
Delinquent 2021 Grand List Personal Property and Motor Vehicles bills will be sent to Rossi Law Office for collection after 9/30/2023. Please make every effort to pay as Rossi adds fees to the amount due. You can get the balance amount of your bill online at Voluntown.gov or call the office at 860-376-0453. Thank you!
Voluntown Flu Clinic- October2
The Voluntown Flu Clinic will be held on Monday, October 2, 10:30AM to 12:30PM at the Voluntown Firehouse.
EEE Positive Mosquitos Trapped in Voluntown
State Officials Report Positive Mosquitoes For Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Voluntown
UPDATE 9/14: DEEP will be backpack spraying the Mt Misery Campground area of Pachaug Forest this afternoon.
Press Release from UNCAS Health District,
Voluntown, Conn.—The Uncas Health District is advising residents in southeastern Connecticut to protect themselves and their children from mosquitoes to reduce the chance of contracting eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. Mosquitoes trapped in the Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown on September 5, 2023 have tested positive for EEE. Voluntown is one of six towns with EEE infected mosquitoes identified in the state by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station this year. The mosquitoes were Culiseta melanura (2) and Psorophora ferox (1). Connecticut residents are reminded to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases.
UPDATE FROM THE TAX COLLECTOR
The on-line payment system is back up and working. However, because of the high demand statewide they are still experiencing intermittent problems. Please be patient and keep trying. Please also understand that payments must be made by midnight tonight, 08/01/2023. If you cannot get your payment to go through electronically, you can pay by mail with today’s postmark, or come in and pay in person until 7PM. If you are making a payment after that you can use the drop box at the front of the Town Hall (Street side), no cash in the drop box, please. Call 860-376-4089 if you have any questions.
Notice to Residents Who Pay Town of Voluntown or Voluntown/Sterling Transfer Station by Check
If You Pay Taxes, Permits, Fees, to the Town or Transfer Station by Check
Friendly reminder from Town Hall:
All checks clear the next day. Please make sure you have funds available before presenting you check, especially for taxes.
Thank you!
The Treasury Department has added additional security measures and increased functionality to Town and Transfer Station operations. The process known as Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) will reduce the time to clear checks presented to the Town or Transfer Station for payment of Taxes, Permits, Fees, etc. Previously, the process may have taken a week or more to have a check clear your bank account; it may now clear in a day or two. Please make sure that funds are on deposit and available when you present a check. Don’t risk incurring overdraft fees from your bank and NSF fees from the Town or Transfer Station.
Updated 7/18/23
Original post 6/22/23
Town Hall and Library Building Maintenance
The Town Hall and Library will be open during maintenance.
The Town of Voluntown has received a STEAP Grant to help us with much needed building maintenance on the Town Hall and Voluntown Public Library.
The STEAP Grant project includes upgrades and repairs to the Voluntown Public Library and the Town Hall, and an addition of an outdoor community space in the land between the two buildings. This project is funded with a $300,000 STEAP grant and a $75,000 matching funds from the town which have been assigned to capital projects.
Work has begun on the Town Hall. The chimney was removed and capped off, The brick work is currently being repointed. This is to help with the flooding and mold remediation in the basement. The next phase will be to remove and replace the Town Hall copper plumbing with PEX and to upgrade the bathrooms to ADA compliant. Other parts of the project include removing the underground oil tank that was used by both the library and the town hall, bringing the side door to the Town Hall up to ADA compliance, redoing the sidewalks to the town hall and library, creating an outdoor patio space between the library and town hall, mold remediation in the town hall and library.
During these projects there will unfortunately be inconveniences to accessing the Town Hall and the Library, and we apologize for this as we will remain open to the public at all times.
Town Meeting- May 30-Town and BOE Budgets & Ordinances- Results
Posted 5/31/23
The Annual Town Meeting was held on May 3oth. The results are below.
- To appropriate the funds necessary for the Board of Selectmen’s Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $2,470,871 (two million, four hundred seventy thousand, eight hundred seventy-one dollars). APPROVED
- To appropriate the funds necessary for the Board of Education Budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in the amount of $7,055,334 (seven million, fifty-five thousand, three hundred thirty-four dollars). APPROVED
- To appropriate the funds necessary for the Capital Projects Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $380,000 (three hundred eighty thousand dollars) from the unassigned fund. APPROVED
- To consider and act on the following proposed Ordinances:
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- Library and Board of Trustees Ordinance APPROVED
- Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance APPROVED
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Annual Town Meeting slideshow, minutes, and link to the YouTube video is below.
The town government slide show.
Annual Town Meeting Minutes- 5/30/23
The meeting can be viewed on the Town of Voluntown- Government YouTube channel. We apologize for the sound as the microphones were out of order!
The Board of Selectmen held a special meeting following the town meeting and set the mill rate to 27.77, which is no change. The minutes are below.
Special Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes- 5/30/23
TOWN OF VOLUNTOWN
Notice of Annual Town Meeting
MAY 30, 2023
This public meeting is being held in person and will be livestreamed on the town YouTube channel which is: Town of Voluntown, CT-Government, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXdF6kZQMhDVNetgjDX2MAQ. Eligible residents and electors must be present in person to participate and vote.
The electors and citizens qualified to vote in the annual budget meeting of the Town of Voluntown are hereby warned that the annual town meeting will be held on Tuesday May 30, 2023 at the Voluntown Elementary School, 195 Main St, in Voluntown, Connecticut, at 7:00 pm for the following purposes.
