Special Town Meeting

TOWN OF THOMASTON

WARNING OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2025

 

            The electors and those persons eligible to vote in town meetings of the Town of Thomaston, Connecticut, are hereby warned and notified that a Special Town Meeting will be held in the Lena Morton Art Gallery, Town Hall, 158 Main Street, Thomaston, Connecticut, on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. for the following purpose:

 

            ITEM 1.  As recommended by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance, to consider and act on a Resolution:

 

(a)               To appropriate $846,000 for the reconstruction and reconfiguration of the existing parking area adjacent to Reeves Field, including the repaving and lining of parking spaces, the installation of a stormwater management feature, the installation of energy efficient lighting, the construction of a pedestrian walkway, landscaping, and the construction of a pickleball court; 

 

(b)        To finance said appropriation by issuing the Town’s bonds, notes or temporary notes in an amount not to exceed $169,200;

 

(c)        To authorize the First Selectman and Treasurer to issue the bonds, notes or temporary notes;

 

(d)       To take actions under applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations to allow the Town to issue the bonds, notes or temporary notes on a tax-exempt basis; and 

 

(e)        To authorize the First Selectman to execute agreements for the project; and to authorize other Town boards and officials to take all other actions necessary to complete the project and issue the bonds, notes or temporary notes to finance the appropriation.

            

            A copy of the full text of the Resolution is on file and available for inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk. 

 

            Dated at Thomaston, Connecticut this 12th day of February, 2025.

            

                        

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

 

                                                                         ________________________                             

 Edmond V. Mone                         

 First Selectman

                                                                         ________________________

 Michael Burr

 Selectman

                                                                         ________________________

  Jeffrey P. Dunn

  Selectman