Announcements

Please be informed that Tax Collector Michele B. Nuhn has resigned effective July 5, 2024. Michele is a Democrat.

Section 4-4 (e) of the Town Charter states “Vacancies other than the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Finance shall be filled by Board of Selectmen appointment within 45 days from the time the office becomes vacant. The Town Committee representing the party of the vacated official shall have 30 days in which to propose an appointee to the Board of Selectmen.”

Section 4-4 (f) states “When the person vacating the Office has been elected as a member of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party, if at all possible. In all cases, appointments must be made in compliance with minority representation and the Statutes.”

Dawn Rees Mooney, CCTC, MCTC, CCMO
Killingworth Town Clerk

It’s JUNE and that can only mean one thing… IT’S DOG LICENSE MONTH!!

Register your pup this month to enter this year’s Top Dog Contest, Where In The World Is Killingworth’s Next Top Dog?

Are you lonely?
Are you and your friends looking for a place to go to lunch that won’t break the bank?
There is a place for you.
Every Wednesday there is an over-60 Senior luncheon at the Killingworth Congregational Church at 11
AM. Cooked by a professional chef and nutritionally balanced, the Estuary of Old Saybrook provides
government-subsidized meals for $3.
If you know someone who can’t drive, offer to take them with you.
Call for your luncheon reservation no later than Tuesday morning, 860 388 1611 x216

Applications are being accepted for Renter’s Rebate, a State program for income-qualified residents over 65 or disabled. Gross income must be under $40,300 for singles, or $49,100 for couples.  This rebate cannot be combined with Homeowner’s Tax Relief. Rebate amount is based on a summary from the previous year of payments for rent, heat, electric and water. A list of required documents with phone numbers is available at the Town Hall or by leaving a message with your name and address.

Contact Mercedes Ricciuti, Killingworth Municipal Agent, 860 663 1765 x217

In the May 7, 2024, RSD#17 School Budget Referendum, the proposed school budget passed in both Haddam and Killingworth.

Killingworth results:

YES – 307

NO – 209

Monday, May 27, 2024

All marchers, floats, military and antique vehicles are invited to participate.  Click on registration form below:

Memorial Day Parade 2024 Signup

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Fisheries Division is currently in the process of amending some CT inland sport fishing regulations. A new (as of 6/29/2023) provision of Section 26-113 of the General Statutes of Connecticut require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to provide to each municipality for possible posting on its website a copy of a notice published in several newspapers throughout the state concerning the public hearing for these regulations. Here’s the relevant text from the statute:

“The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner’s designee, shall provide a copy of such notice to each municipality where such waters are located for publication of such notice on the Internet web site of each such municipality”.

Attached is the notice published in the newspapers as well as the full Notice of Intent document as it includes more information concerning the proposed changes to the regulations, including a summary of the proposed changes.

DEEP Notice Of Intent – sport fishing in the inland district

DEEP Notice of Public Hearing notice 2024

The Democratic and Republican Presidential Preference Primary was held statewide on April 2.  Killingworth had a 14.4% turnout (397 voters), as follows:

DEMOCRATIC:  Marianne Williamson – 0, Dean Phillips – 1, Cenk Uygur – 1, Joe Biden – 192, uncommitted – 10

REPUBLICAN:  Ron DeSantis – 12, Nikki Haley – 23, Donald J. Trump – 156, Ryan Binkley – 0, uncommitted – 12

The Electors of the Town of Killingworth and all those qualified to vote in meetings of said Town are hereby notified and warned that a Special Town Meeting will be held in the All Purpose Room of the Killingworth Elementary School, 340 Route 81, Killingworth, CT on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. to consider and act upon the following items of business:

1. To authorize the additional expenditure of $19,892 for on-line permitting software to be funded by the assigned fund balance of the capital reserves,

2. To authorize the use of the remaining unassigned ARPA funds amounting to approximately $230,000 to be allocated to the Park and Recreation Commission for the following two (2) purposes:

A. $75,000 for the construction of Pickleball Courts, and

B. $155,000 and any remaining ARPA balance above this amount to be designated for the purpose of the construction of the Baseball/Multi-Purpose Field at Eric Auer Park, supplementing the existing DEEP grant

as unanimously approved at the October 23, 2023 Board of Selectmen and the November 14, 2023 Board of Finance meetings

3. To enact an ordinance that would enable the Board of Selectmen, pursuant to CGS 12:127a, to offer full or partial tax abatement on taxes on structures of historical or architectural merit upon recommendation of the Historic Review Committee. The full text of the proposed ordinance is on file with the town clerk.

Dated at Killingworth, Connecticut this 26th day of February, 2024

Eric Donavon Couture        Joel A. D’Angelo        Eric J. Nunes
First Selectman                    Selectman                    Selectman

DRAFT Abatement ORDINANCE

CGS 12-127a Abatement of taxes on structures of historical or architectural merit

The Registrars of Voters will be testing and sealing the Optical Scanners for the April 2, 2024, Presidential Preference Primary on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 1 PM. This will take place in the Town Hall Conference room.

Lauren K. Blaha, Certified Registrar of Voters

Killingworth, CT 06419

860-663-1765  ext 216