The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program has trapped mosquitos at the Pachaug Forest Mount Misery location in Voluntown carrying EEE and West Nile Virus.
Board of Assessment Appeals
Voluntown’s Board of Assessment Appeals Commission is currently accepting applications to fill the vacant position for the Board of Assessment Appeals Commission.
Please use this link to apply: https://voluntown.civicweb.net/Portal/BoardApplication/
Justice of the Peace
Interested voters who would like to become a Justice of the Peace, and who are unaffiliated or
minor party voters, may file their application at their Town Clerk’s Office between August 1,
2024 and November 1, 2024. The term runs from January 6, 2025 thru January 1, 2029: the
applications are available at their Town Clerk’s Office. Unaffiliated and minor party voters who
miss the November 1st deadline may not apply again until 2028.
No one who is, or has been, a registered Democratic or Republican on or after May 1, 2024 may
apply for one of these appointive Justice of the Peace slots. Please contact the Town Clerk of
your town for further information.
eQuality Valuation Services LLC Data Collectors in Town
Posted 5/28/24
eQuality Valuation Services LLC Data Collectors Peter and Asher will be in town for the next two weeks photographing and inspecting select properties for the Town of Voluntown Revaluation. Their vehicles will be marked with eQuality magnets. Their ID information is below.
Should you have any questions, please call the Assessor’s Office at (860) 376-3927.
Referendum- Vote June 5 at Town Hall, Town Meeting Vote Results
Updated 6/5/24
Results of the 6/5/24 budget referendum are below in red.
Please note: Due to an error in the announcement of the Annual Town Meeting and Referendum, they have both been rescheduled.
Board of Selectmen Budget Public Hearing can be viewed here: Public Hearing- Government Budget FY24/25 (youtube.com)
NEW DATE- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5- Referendum will be held in Town Hall Meeting room 12-8pm with a Special Board of Selectmen’s Meeting to follow. The referendum is to vote on the government budget, board of education budget and the capital projects budget only.
Results for the items voted on at the Annual Town Meeting are in red below.
Notice of Annual Town Meeting and Referendum
Public Hearing May 21: Sale of Town Owned Property 2 Church Street
Posted 5/10/24
Notice is hereby given that an Informational Public Hearing for the Town of Voluntown for the sale of 2 Church Street will be held on May 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the Voluntown Elementary School, 195 Main Street, Voluntown, CT. The Public Hearing will be livestreamed on the Town YouTube channel which is Town of Voluntown-Government. The vote on the sale will take place at the Annual Town Meeting that directly follows the public hearing.
In October of 2023 a Request for Proposals went out for the Sale of Town Property 2 Church Street. The posting can be viewed on the town website here. Certified letters were sent to all of the adjacent property owners and the RFP was posted through our regular posting practices. The link to the bid document is on the town website. At the bid deadline on November 28, one bid was received from David and Laureen Blanchette for the purchase of the property for $40,000.
Seeking Justice of the Peace Candidates
If you are interested in becoming a Justice of the Peace, please contact your party chair if you are affiliated as a Republican or Democrat or the Town Clerk if you are undeclared.
For Democrats nominations will be May 28 at 7pm please contact Chris Chabot at chrischabotvtown@gmail.com if you are interested.
The Republican nominations will be May 22 at 7pm at Town Hall Meeting Room. Please contact Tracey Hanson at amothersearth@gmail.com or vtownrtc@yahoo.com if you are interested.
All others should contact the Town Clerk 860-376-4089 or ptheroux@voluntown.gov.