Budget Referendum

May 14, 2008

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

Voting:

District 1 - Griswold Town Hall, 28 Main Street, Jewett City

District 2 - Pachaug Town Hall, Griswold 

TOWN OF GRISWOLD

ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING

Notice and warning is hereby given to the Legal Voters of the Town of Griswold and those Property Owners qualified to vote in Town Meetings pursuant to Section 7-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes that the Annual Budget Meeting will be held on Monday May 5, 2008 at 7:00p.m. at the Griswold Town Hall, 28 Main Street, Griswold, CT to consider and take action on the following items as indicated below:

• To authorize the Board of Selectmen to expend the monies received from the State of Connecticut under Town Aid Roads for fiscal year 2008-2009.

• To hear the Board of Finance’s estimate of Revenues and Expenditures for the fiscal year July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

• To consider and take action on the Board of Finance’s recommendation that the amount of the 2008-2009 fiscal year appropriation be set at $31,679,195.00.  Notice and warning is further given that the question of whether to approve the amount of the proposed appropriation, as set by the Annual Budget Meeting, be adjourned to a date set by the Annual Budget Meeting,   such date to be not less than seven (7) days nor more than fourteen (14) days after the Annual Budget Meeting, for a YES or NO vote on the Voting Machines.  The Optical Scan Voting Machines will be located at the following Polling Places:

 District #1:  Griswold Town Hall, 28 Main Street, Griswold, CT.

District #2:  Pachaug Town Hall, 883 Voluntown Road, Griswold, CT.                                                                                                                

• To consider and take action on the following resolution:

Resolved: That the date and hours of the vote by Optical Scan Voting Machines on the appropriation proposed by the Annual Budget Meeting for fiscal year 2008-2009 shall be Wednesday May 14, 2008, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Dated at Griswold, Connecticut this 28th day of April, 2008

Board of Selectman

Philip Anthony

Steve Mikutel                         

Anne Hatfield

GRISWOLD TRANSFER STATION

HOURS OF OPERATION

WEDNESDAY  10 AM until 2 PM

SATURDAY 7 AM until 12 NOON

REGISTER AND VOTE!

To request a registration form contact the Registrar's office at 376-7060 Ext. 208, then mail it to the Registrar of Voters, Town of Griswold, 28 Main Street, Griswold, CT 06351

BI-MONTHLY SELECTMEN MEETINGS WILL NOW BEGIN AT 6:30 PM ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE MEETING

HOMEOWNERS MAY APPLY FOR ELDERLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED PERSONS TAX CREDITS FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH MAY 15TH IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. ALSO, HOMEOWNERS OR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABLED APPLICATIONS FOR TAX CREDIT ARE TAKEN IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE BETWEEN FEBRUARY 15TH AND MAY 15TH. ELDERLY RENTERS AND TOTALLY DISABLED PERSONS MAY APPLY FOR RENTERS REBATE TAX RELIEF MAY 15TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15TH IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

NOTICE OF DOG LICENSE FEE CHANGE

Effective October 1, 2003 dog license fees for unspayed and unneutered dogs will increase by three dollars ($3.00) to $19.00 pursuant to Public Act #03-103.

The existing licensing fee of eight dollars ($8.00) for spayed and neutered dogs will remain the same.

Ellen Dupont, Town Clerk

PASSPORTS

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008

Due to recent changes in the regulations

concerning the acceptance of passport applications, the

Griswold Town Clerk's Office will no longer be an acceptance agent.