Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
TOWN MEETING – Monday, June 22, 2026
REFERENDUM – Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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 Municipal Complex, 200 School Street, Putnam, Connecticut, on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 6:30 P.M., and adjourned to Referendum on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 from 12:00 PM. to 8:00 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 $2,600,000 for costs related to the Sludge Handling Improvements Project, to construct a second gravity thickener to the overall solids thickening and handling process at the Water Pollution Control Facility. The appropriation may be spent for engineering fees, consultants’ fees, testing and other equipment, materials, construction, administrative costs, legal fees, net interest on borrowings and other financing costs, and all other expenses related to the project or its financing;
(b) to issue bonds, notes or other obligations of the Town in an amount not to exceed $2,600,000; to provide that the amount of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized to be issued shall be reduced by any grants received for the project;
(c) to issue temporary notes or obligations of the Town in an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 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, notes or other obligations; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the bonds, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations 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, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations to finance the aforesaid appropriation.
2. To consider and discuss the recommendations of the Board of Finance and the Board of Selectmen:
(a) to appropriate $5,800,000 for costs related to the Peake Brook Water Treatment Units Replacement Project, to upgrade the four existing treatment units including re-coating shells, upgrading piping and valves, upgrading SCADA for water treatment production. The appropriation may be spent for engineering fees, consultants’ fees, testing and other equipment, materials, construction, administrative costs, legal fees, net interest on borrowings and other financing costs, and all other expenses related to the project or its financing;
(b) to issue bonds, notes or other obligations of the Town in an amount not to exceed $5,800,000; to provide that the amount of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized to be issued shall be reduced by any grants received for the project;
(c) to issue temporary notes or other obligations of the Town in an amount not to exceed $5,800,000 in anticipation of such bonds, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the bonds, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations 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, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations to finance the aforesaid appropriation.
2. To consider and discuss the recommendations of the Board of Finance and the Board of Selectmen:
(a) to appropriate $3,200,000 for costs related to the Lead Service Line Replacement Program, to investigate and systematically work to remove any lead service lines, as defined by the USEPA lead and Copper Rule Improvements, from the water distribution system. The appropriation may be spent for engineering fees, consultants’ fees, testing and other equipment, materials, construction, administrative costs, legal fees, net interest on borrowings and other financing costs, and all other expenses related to the project or its financing;
(b) to issue bonds, notes or other obligations of the Town in an amount not to exceed $3,200,000; to provide that the amount of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized to be issued shall be reduced by any grants received for the project;
(c) to issue temporary notes or other obligations of the Town in an amount not to exceed $3,200,000 in anticipation of such bonds, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations; and to perform all other acts which are necessary or appropriate to issue the bonds, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations 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, notes or other obligations;
(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, notes or other obligations to finance the aforesaid appropriation.
Copies of the complete appropriation and authorization resolutions will be made available to the general public.
4. 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 resolutions to vote upon voting machines or by paper ballot on June 30, 2026, between the hours of 12:00 PM. and 8:00 P.M.
Voting will be at the following polling places:
District l, Putnam Municipal Complex, Room 112/113 200 School Street, Putnam, CT
District 2, Putnam Municipal Complex, Rm. 109
200 School Street, Putnam, CT
Persons qualified to vote in town meetings who are not electors shall vote at:
District 1, Putnam Municipal Complex, Room 112/113 200 School Street,, Putnam, CT
District 2, Putnam Municipal Complex, Rm. 109
200 School Street, Putnam, CT
The aforesaid resolution will be placed on the paper ballots or voting machines under the following headings:
“SHALL THE TOWN OF PUTNAM APPROPRIATE $2,600,000 FOR THE SLUDGE HANDLING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN THE SAME AMOUNT?”
Voters approving said resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing said resolution will vote “‘No.”
“SHALL THE TOWN OF PUTNAM APPROPRIATE $5,800,000 FOR THE PEAKE BROOK WATER TREATMENT UNITS REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN THE SAME AMOUNT?”
Voters approving said resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing said resolution will vote “‘No.”
“SHALL THE TOWN OF PUTNAM APPROPRIATE $3,200,000 FOR THE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN THE SAME AMOUNT?”
Voters approving said resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing said resolution will vote “‘No.”
Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office.
Dated at Putnam, Connecticut, this 15th day of June, 2026.
TOWN OF PUTNAM
ITS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Norman B. Seney, Jr, Mayor
J. Scott Pempek, Deputy Mayor
Michael Bogdanski, Selectman
Ricky Hayes, Selectman
Gloria Marion, Selectwoman
Michael Paquin, Selectman
Roy J. Simmons, Selectman
ATTEST:
Christine Bright,
Town Clerk
June 17, 2026
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