Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Board of Assessment Appeals
All owners of motor vehicles registered in the Town of Putnam are hereby notified that the Board of Assessment Appeals of the Town of Putnam will meet in the Board of Education Conference Room, second floor, Town Hall, on Monday, September 11th at 5:00 p.m. The sole purpose of the meeting will be for the hearing of appeals related to the assessment of motor vehicles. All persons claiming to be aggrieved by the doings of the Assessor of the Town of Putnam with regard to motor vehicle assessments on the Grand List of October 1, 2017, are hereby warned to make their appeal to the Board of Assessment Appeals at the above stated meeting place and time.
Board of Assessment Appeals
Lee Konicki, Chairman
Joseph Hopkins
Anne Lamondy
Aug. 29, 2018
Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
The Electors and Citizens qualified to vote in Town Meeting of the Town of Putnam, Connecticut, are hereby notified and warned that the Special Town Meeting of said Town will be held at the The Daniel S. Rovero Selectmen’s Chambers, Putnam Town Hall, 126 Church Street, Putnam, Connecticut, on the 4th day of September 2018 at 7:30 o’clock in the evening for the following purposes:
1. To choose a moderator for said meeting.
2. To determine the wishes of those present and eligible to vote at Town Meeting of the Town of Putnam regarding the lease with option of sale of 192 Park Road to KCE CT 1, LLC for a total sale price of $95,000.
3. To determine the wishes of those present and eligible to vote at Town Meeting of the Town of Putnam regarding the proposed Code Adoption Ordinance. A copy of the proposed Code Adoption Ordinance is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office and available for public inspection during normal business hours.
Dated at Putnam, Connecticut,
this 16th day of August 2018
Town of Putnam
Its Board of Selectmen
Aug. 29, 2018
Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
REFERENDUM SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
AND ATHLETIC FIELDS
A Special Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Putnam, Connecticut, will be held in the Putnam Middle School Auditorium, 35 Wicker Street (Israel Putnam Way), Putnam, Connecticut, on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 7:30 P.M. for the following purposes:
1. To consider and discuss the recommendations of the Board of Finance and the Board of Selectmen:
(a) to appropriate $19,940,697 for the Municipal Complex Project, consisting of design and construction of a municipal complex on Town-owned property located at 208 School Street at the intersection of Routes 12 and 171 in Putnam. The Municipal Complex, substantially as described in plans prepared by LLB Architects entitled “Putnam Municipal Building” dated April 18, 2018, shall consist of approximately 39,300 sq. ft. and will include space for a new Town Hall (approximately 18,000 sq. ft.), a new Public Library (approximately 12,500 sq. ft.), a Community Center (approximately 4,000 sq. ft.) and the Historical Records and Research Space (approximately 3,000 sq. ft.); the appropriation may be spent for design, demolition and construction costs, equipment, furnishings, materials, site improvements, survey costs, architects’ fees, engineering fees, other consultants’ fees, legal fees, net temporary interest and other financing costs, and other expenses related to the project;
(b) to issue bonds or notes of the Town in an amount not to exceed $19,940,697; to provide that the amount of bonds or notes authorized to be issued shall be reduced by any grants received for the project;
(c) to issue temporary notes of the Town in amount not to exceed $19,940,697 in anticipation of such bonds or notes;
(d) to authorize the Mayor and the Treasurer of the Town to determine the amounts, dates, interest rates, maturities, redemption provisions, form and other details of the bonds or notes; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the bonds or notes;
(e) to take such action to allow temporary advances of available funds which the Town reasonably expects will be reimbursed from the proceeds of borrowings; and to authorize the Mayor and the Treasurer to bind the Town pursuant to such representations and covenants as they deem necessary or advisable in order to maintain the continued exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the bonds or notes authorized by the resolution if issued on a tax-exempt basis, including covenants to pay rebates of investment earnings to the United States in future years;
(f) to authorize the Mayor and the Treasurer to make representations and enter into written agreements for the benefit of holders of the bonds or notes to provide secondary market disclosure information, which agreements may include such terms as they deem advisable or appropriate in order to comply with applicable laws or rules pertaining to the sale or purchase of such bonds or notes;
(g) to authorize the Mayor, the Treasurer and other proper officers of the Town to take all other action which is necessary or desirable to complete the project and to issue bonds or notes to finance the aforesaid appropriation.
Copies of the complete appropriation and authorization resolution will be made available to the general public.
2. To consider and discuss the recommendations of the Board of Finance and the Board of Selectmen:
(a) to appropriate $756,480 for (1) the installation of new athletic fields at the fields located off Wicker Street behind the St. Marie Greenhalgh Sports Complex, including a softball field, large multipurpose field, small soccer field and throwing area for track, field lighting, and a small parking lot near the fields for ADA access and (2) the development of multipurpose recreational fields on Town-owned property at 413 Sabin Street, including several large multipurpose fields, gravel parking, a walking trail and an 18-hole disc golf course; the appropriation may be spent for design, demolition and construction costs, materials, site improvements, survey costs, architects’ fees, engineering fees, other consultants’ fees, legal fees, net temporary interest and other financing costs, and other expenses related to the project;
(b) to issue bonds or notes of the Town in an amount not to exceed $756,480; to provide that the amount of bonds or notes authorized to be issued shall be reduced by any grants received for the project;
(c) to issue temporary notes of the Town in amount not to exceed $756,480 in anticipation of such bonds or notes;
(d) to authorize the Mayor and the Treasurer of the Town to determine the amounts, dates, interest rates, maturities, redemption provisions, form and other details of the bonds or notes; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the bonds or notes;
(e) to take such action to allow temporary advances of available funds which the Town reasonably expects will be reimbursed from the proceeds of borrowings; and to authorize the Mayor and the Treasurer to bind the Town pursuant to such representations and covenants as they deem necessary or advisable in order to maintain the continued exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the bonds or notes authorized by the resolution if issued on a tax-exempt basis, including covenants to pay rebates of investment earnings to the United States in future years;
(f) to authorize the Mayor and the Treasurer to make representations and enter into written agreements for the benefit of holders of the bonds or notes to provide secondary market disclosure information, which agreements may include such terms as they deem advisable or appropriate in order to comply with applicable laws or rules pertaining to the sale or purchase of such bonds or notes;
(g) to authorize the Mayor, the Treasurer and other proper officers of the Town to take all other action which is necessary or desirable to complete the project and to issue bonds or notes to finance the aforesaid appropriation.
Copies of the complete appropriation and authorization resolution will be made available to the general public.
3. Pursuant to Chapter 8, Section 4(F) of the Town Charter to adjourn said Special Town Meeting at its conclusion and to submit the aforesaid resolution to vote upon voting machines or by paper ballot on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M.
Voting will be at the following polling places:
61 Keech Street, Murphy Park Building, Putnam, CT 06260
151 Fox Road, Highway Garage, Putnam, CT 06260
Persons qualified to vote in town meetings who are not electors shall vote at:
61 Keech Street, Murphy Park Building, Putnam, CT 06260
The aforesaid resolutions will be placed on the paper ballots or voting machines under the following headings:
“SHALL THE TOWN OF PUTNAM APPROPRIATE $19,940,697 FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT?”
“SHALL THE TOWN OF PUTNAM APPROPRIATE $756,480 FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ATHLETIC FIELDS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT?”
Voters approving said resolutions will vote “Yes” and those opposing said resolutions will vote “No.”
Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office.
Dated at Putnam, Connecticut,
this 16th day of August, 2018.
Town of Putnam
Its Board of Selectmen
Aug. 29, 2018
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